TABLE OF CONTENTS
TOPIC:
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Coordinate Geometry
Sets
Statistics
Vectors
Circle Theorem
Trigonometry (1)
Trigonometry (2)
Matrices
Speed, Distance, Time
Graphs, Curves
• Displacement/Time
• Temperature/Time
• Distance/Time
• Quadratic
• Cubic
• Others
Earth Geometry
Inequalities
Linear Programming
Completing the square
Transformation
Matrix Transformation
Sequence and Patterns
Trigonometrical Graphs
Answers
Formula Sheet
Fractions
Decimals
• Significant Figures
• Standard Form
Substitution
Subject To the Formula
Simplifying the Expression
Indices
• Simplifying
• Equations
Ratio
• Proportional Parts
• Direct Proportion
• Inverse Proportion
• Variation
Factorisation
• Simple
• Grouping
• Quadratic
Simple Equation
• Grouping
• Brackets
• Fractions
• Word Problems
Simultaneous Equations
Quadratic Equations
Linear and Non-linear (Simultaneous)
Consumer Arithmetic
• Percentage
• Profit and Loss
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Bills and Rates
• Wages and Salaries
• Hire Purchase and Instalment Payments
• Currencies
Mensuration
• Perimeter
• Area
• Surface Area of Solids
• Volume
• Measurement
Functions (1)
Simple Geometry
• Construction
1
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Polygons
Similar Triangles
FRACTIONS
Find the exact value of each of the following without using a calculator. All working must be shown. Express your answers in
the lowest terms.
1.
June 89
4
2
1
8. June 93
2
a. 4 2 1
5
3
3
b.
3
[5 marks]
Write your answer to part a as a decimal to
two significant figures
[2 marks]
2. Jan 89
1 3
5 10
1
2
2
11. June 95
3 2
2
3 1 2
7
5 3
2
5
2 1
3
6
2
3
2
1
5
1
1 1
3
6
3
1 2 11
7 3 12
[3 marks]
14. Jun 96
1
1
2 1
3
2
5
1
6
[4 marks]
7. June 92
2
5
3
7
7
4
42
5
[3 marks]
13. Jan 96
[5 marks]
6. June 91
2
[3 marks]
12. Re-sit 95
[3 marks]
5. Jan 91
[2 marks]
[4 marks]
4
1 3
3 7
1
3
2 1
7
3
[3 marks]
10. Jan 95
4. June 90
1
5
1
3
6
2
3
1 1
3
7
2
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
[4 marks]
3. Jan 90
1
1
3 1
3
5
1
1
3 1
5
3
[4 marks]
9. Jan 93
5
1
1
5 2
3
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
1 1
7
3
7
5
[2 marks]
15. Jan 97
[4 marks]
1
2
2
1 2 2
3
3
7
2
[3 marks]
16. Jan 98
22. Jun 01
1
3
3
1
3
5
1 2
3
7 3
6
2
7
[3 marks]
17. Jun 98
2
2
1
3
7
2
32
7
23. Jan 02
2
1 3
1 2
3
8 4
[4 marks]
1
1
3 2
4
3
5
1
6
[4 marks]
1
5
1
1 3 5
3
6
9
1
5
3 1
2
6
3
1
5
[4 marks]
20. Jan 00
[4 marks]
26. Jan 04
1
2
2 1
5
3
4
7
[3 marks]
1
3
3 2
3
5
27.
1
2
5
[4 marks]
[4 marks]
21. Jan 01
1
3
4 3
8
4
1
1
7
[3 marks]
25. Jan 03
19. Jun 00
1
1
8 2
3
2
5
2
6
[4 marks]
24. Jun 02
18. Jun 99
1 1
2
7 3
6
1
7
[3 marks]
[5 marks]
28. 4 1 3
5 9
1
1
[3 marks]
DECIMALS
1. Jun 80
a. Evaluate without a calculator
10.02 0.14
0.7 50.1
Using a calculator, or otherwise, evaluate
1.5 2.85
4.66 3.21
2. Jun 81
Find the exact value of
3.
b. Evaluate using a calculator 0.749
0.432 0.02
0.024
4. Jun 85
Without using a calculator, calculate the exact
value of
Jun 84
5.
3
Jun 87
0.28(4 2.95)
0.7 0.14
in standard form.
a. Find the exact value of
2.55 6.3
b.
7.5
1.25
14. Jan 94
a.
Write your answer correct to one
decimal place
6. Jun 86
b.
Without using a calculator calculate the exact
value of
26.32 38.8
13.16 11.56
Write the number 64.498 correct to
i. the nearest whole number
ii. three significant figures
iii. two decimal places
determine to three significant figures
i. the square root of 13
ii. the reciprocal of 13
3
4
c. Express 4 10 2 10 in
7. Jun 88
standard form.
Calculate the exact value of
(i) 0.03 1.3
(ii) 6(3 – 1.47)
15. Jun 94
Evaluate 3.7 102 2.4 103 , giving your
answer in standard form.
8. Jan 89
Calculate
(i)
(ii)
9.
1
1.69 104 2
16. Jan 95
a. Write 0.362 in standard form
0.09
400
b. Express
17. Jun 95
Calculate the value of 0.05181 ÷ 3.14 and write
your answer
(i) Correct to two decimal places
(ii) Correct to three significant figures
(iii) In standard form
Jan 90
1.9 103
2
a. Evaluate
b.
0.7
Express your answer in standard form.
18. Re-sit 95
10. Jun 90
0.023
0.351
Give your answer to 2 significant figure
Write the value of 101.6064
(i) exactly
(ii) to 1 decimal place
(iii) to two significant figures
(iv) in standard form
a. Evaluate
b.
11. Jan 92
Evaluate the following
19. Jun 96
3.5 0.07
2.5 0.05
(ii) 3.2 104 2.1 103
(iii) Give your answers in standard form
(i)
Calculate
giving your answer ion
20. Jun 96
a. Evaluate 2.43 103 5.26 102
Evaluate 1.073 , giving your answer to three
significant figures.
Express your answer in standard form
13. Jun 93
Evaluate
4.8 104
24 107
standard form.
12. Jan 93
b.
1
of 1% as a decimal.
10
21. Jan 97
0.0004 106 , giving your answer
Calculate 0.273 15 and give your answer
(i) Exactly
4
(ii) Correct to two decimal places
23. Jan 98
i. Calculate the value of
4.2 10 5 10
22. Jun 97
4
a. Calculate the exact value of
2.8 1.36
4 2.7
b.
ii. Write your answer in standard form.
24. Jun 98
Calculate 9.72×12.05, and write your
answer
i. Exactly
ii. Correct to two decimal places
iii. Correct to two significant
figures
iv. In standard form
0.0402
0.71
(i) correct to two decimal places
(ii) correct to two significant figures
(iii) in standard form.
Express
25. Jan 99
i. (1.7)2 (1.3)2
a. Calculate the exact value of
b.
(0.35)2 0.03 0.8
Express 0.0345
i. To two decimal places
ii. In standard form.
4.8 6.9
1.3 0.2
ii.
32. Jun 04
26. Jun 99
Evaluate
3
Using a calculator or otherwise, determine the
exact value of
7.021
and express the answer correct
6.751
i. 2.32 4.12
to
i. 3 decimal places
ii. 3 significant figures
ii.
27. Jan 00
0.18
.003
0.6
33. Jan 05
Write 4768 correct to three significant figures
Using a calculator or otherwise, determine the
exact value of
28. Jun 00
13.5
0.33
Write the following value of 0.428 × 2.75
i. exactly
ii. to two significant figures
iii. in standard form
34. G Jan 91
Calculate the exact value of
a. 0.35 × 0.2
29. Jun 01
Write 0.8909
i. in standard form
ii. correct to two significant figures
b.
c.
30. Jun 02
Write the value of (11.2)2 (0.375 3)
i. Exactly
ii. To two significant figures
iii. In standard form
1
0.4
0.0036
35. G Jan 91
a. The sun is approximately 150 000
000km from the earth. Write this
distance in standard form
b. Bets and Gamma are stars. Beta is 3 ×
104km from the earth and Gamma is 6 ×
1011km from the earth.
How many times further from the earth
is Beta than Gamma?
31. Jun 03
Using a calculator, or otherwise, determine the
exact value of
5
SUBSTITUTION
1. June 82
of
Calculate the value of V in the formula
Rr2
V 2
2
R r
Given that a = 4, b = –3, and c = 12, calculate the
value of a 2 (2b c)
2. G June 92
c.
Given that l = –2, m = 3, and n = 7, calculate the
value of lm(m – n)
[2 marks]
9. Jan 98
Find the value of p, if 3 is a root of
[5 marks]
5 x 2 px 18 0
3. G Dec 92
pr 2
If a = 4, b = –2 and, c = 3, calculate the value of
a ( a b)
bc
[5 marks]
Given that a = 2, b = –3, and c = 0, evaluate
i. 4a 2b 3c
Given that a = 4, b = –2, and c = 3, calculate the
ii. a c
[2 marks]
[3 marks]
12. Jan 04
If p = 5, q = 0, and r = –3, evaluate
i. 4 p qr
5. Jun 97
Given that m = –3, n = 2, and p =–1, find the
m ( p n)
value of
3p m
[2 marks]
11. June 03
4. Jun 94
a 2 bc
value of
bc
[3 marks]
10. Jan 02
Given that p = 2, q = –3, and r = –1, find the
value of
a. 5 p 2q
b. pq pr
c.
[2 marks]
8. Jun 96
Given that x = 2, y = –5, and z = 3, find the value
of
a. x 2 y
xz 2
7x 2z
y
[2 marks]
7. Jan 92
where R = 22.8, r = 7.50, π = 3.14 [7 marks]
b.
m nl
nm
ii. 2r 3
2
[4 marks]
[3 marks]
13. Jan 05
Given that r
6. Jan 00
If l = –2, n = –3, and m = 4, calculate the value
6
2 p2
, calculate the value of r
q3
when p = 6 and q = 12
[ 2 marks]
16. G Jun 91
Given that a 2 b 2 96 and , a b 16 find
the value of a – b
[ 2 marks]
14. Jun 05
Using the formula t
5m
calculate the value
12n
17. G Dec 91
Given that (x + y) = 7 and (x – y) = –3 find the
of t when m = 20 and n = 48
value of ( x 2 y 2 )
15. Jan 89
Given that x 2 y 2 144 and x y 9 ,
[2 marks]
18. Jun 97
Given that 4 p 2 4q 2 2r and that p q r ,
determine the values of
i. x y
show that p q
ii. x 2 Y 2 2 xy
1
2
SUBJECT OF THE FORMULA
terms of C, π, and h, and simplify your answer.
1. Jun 79
Make p the subject of the formula
r
4 3 p2
s
8. Jun 94
[4 marks]
Given that
2. Jun 83
9.
Make R the subject of the formula
Resit 95
a. Make a the subject of the formula
2
Rr
2
A
2x 4
1 , express y in terms of x.
3
y
[4 marks]
b
3. Jun 84
3a 2
a3
b. Calculate the value of a when b = 2
2
Given m 1 n , express n in terms of m
10. Jun 96
n
Make y the subject of the formula
[5 marks]
ym
3b
t
4. Jun 86
If
1 1 2
, express t in terms of R and T.
R v t
11. Jun 96
If
5. Jan 89
Given that
4 3 7
, express t in terms of x
x y t
12. Jun 99
and y.
6. Jun 89
Given that x
p q
r , express s in terms of p, q and r.
s s
Given that l
y2
, express y in terms of x.
y3
3m
, Express m in terms of t
5
13. Jan 02
If a = 4, b = –2, and c = 3
calculate the value of
7. Jan 92
1
3
2
Given that C = 2πr and V r , express V in
7
a (b c)
bc
14. Jan 03
t
Given that s 3t rt
a. Express t in terms of r and s
b. Calculate the value of t when r = 2 and
s = 15
5m
12n
17. Jun 05
2 p2
q3
Rearrange the formula to make q the subject.
Given that r
15. Jan 05
The temperature in degrees Celsius is calculated
using the formula
5
C ( F 32)
9
Where F is the temperature in degrees
Fahrenheit,
a. Make F the subject of the formula
b. The temperature in London is 15°C. use
the formula derived in ‘a.’ above to
convert this temperature to degrees
Fahrenheit.
16. Jun 04
Express m as the subject of the formula
SIMPLIFYING EXPRESSIONS
Simplifying the following
1. Jun 88
9. Jan 01
3 2 3
2
m
2(5 x y ) 3(3 x y )
2. Jan 02
10. Jun 04
2(3 x 1) ( x 2)
Express as a single fraction
3p p
2
q
3. Jan 01
2 y 3( y 1)
11. Jan 94
5 7 1
y y 2
4. Jun 02
3m 2(m 1)
5. 3(3x 1) (6 x 3)
12. G Jun 91
2 a2
3
2a
6. Jun 05
Expand and simplify
(2 x 5)(3x 4)
13. Jun 02
3
2
y y2
7. Jan 91
9 x2 y2
9x 3y
14. Jun 03
2
3
a 3 a
8. Jan 97
2x 3 x 2
5
3
15. Jan 05
Write as a single fraction in its simplest form
8
3
4
x x 1
16. Jan 00
2
3
x 1 x 1
24. G Jun 91
A ticket for an adult visiting an exhibition is x
cents.
A ticket for a child costs 30 cents less than the
adult’s ticket.
i. Write down in terms of x the cost of a
child’s ticket.
ii. Mr. Smith takes his three children to the
exhibition
Find, as simply as possible in terms of x,
the total The total cost in cents of the four
tickets.
17. Jan 92
Express as a single fraction
4
3
2
x 1 x 1
18. Jan 93
2x
6
x 3 3 x
25. Jan 93
19. G Jun 92
3
2
3t 1 2t 1
i.
Alice hat t tapes and Ben has 10 tapes
more than Alice.
Express, in terms of t, the number of tapes
Ben has.
ii.
Alice gives Ben 14 of her tapes. Ben now
has twice as many tapes as Alice now has
Write an algebraic expression to represent
the amount each person now has
20. G Dec 92
b
2
b5 b3
21. G Jun 93
1
2
p 2 4p 3
26. Jun 05
Adam, Imran, and Shakeel were playing a card
game.
Adam scored x points
Imran scored 3 points fewer than Adam
Shakeel scored twice as many points as Imran
Together they scored 39 points
i. Write down in terms of x an
expression for the number of points
scored by Shakeel.
22. Jan 90
4 5 x
x 2x 2
Word Problems
23. Jan 97
In a multiple choice test of 30 items, each
candidate is given a bonus mark of 30. a
candidate earns 3 marks for each correct answer
and loses 1 mark for each incorrect or omitted
answer.
ii.
Assuming that a candidate gets x correct
answers, show that the total number of marks
received must be divisible by 4
INDICES
1.
Jun 82
9
Write an equation which may be used
to find the value of x.
1 3
x2
a. Simplify
11. G Jun 91
x
Evaluate
9
a. 183 182
b. Find the value of y 6 when y 161
b.
80
3
c. 25 2
2. Jun 84
Simplify the expression
1
5
3
4a 2 (a 2 a 2 ). State
your answer using positive indices.
12. G Dec 92
3. Jun 87
Evaluate
Solve the equation 2 4 x 64
3
a. 4 2
4. Jun 88
1
1
2
812 27 3
b.
5
3
c. 20 2
5. Jun 90
Solve the equation 9
2x
1
27
13. G Dec 92
Evaluate
a. 52
6. Jan 93
Evaluate 53 52
b.
1
49 2
2
7. Jan 93
2
2
c. 6 3 6 3 6 3
1
Simplify 27 3
8
14. G Jun 93
Evaluate
a. 154 153
8. Jun 99
Evaluate
1
1
b.
27 3 9 2
60
1
c. 16 2
9. Jan 02
4c 2 3c 4
c3
10. Jan 05
Calculate the value of
1
2
9 2 8 3 40
RATIO, PROPORTION, AND VARIATION
Proportion
1. Jun 79
A sum of money was to be shared among 3
persons A, B, and C in the ratios 2 : 3 : 8, If C
receives $120 more than B, find the sum of
10
money shared.
Lilly decided to spend her money on clothes,
holidays, and decorating her flat, in the ratio
4:5:7.
How much did she spend on decorating her flat?
2. Jun 89
A sum of money was to be divided among A, B,
and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. The largest share
amounts to $1200.
Calculate
i. The total sum of money to be shared
ii. A’s share
iii. The percentage of the total amount that B
receives
9. G Dec 92
in 1985 Angella and John decided to start a
business. Angella invested $240,000 and John
invested $160,000.
They agreed that all profits should be divided in
the same ratio as the sums of money invested. In
1990 the total profit was $15,000.
i. How much was John’s share of the 1990
profit?
3. Jun 92
A piece of string 64 cm long is divided in three
pieces in the ratio 1 : 2 : 5. Calculate the length
of the longest piece.
4. Jan 99
10. G Jun 99
A piece of wood is divided into three pieces in
the ratio 3 : 4 : 2. the length of the longest piece
is 72 cm. Calculate the length of the piece of
wood.
Jason wins $480 with a lottery scratch card. He
decides to share his money between his friend
Mary and himself in the ratio of 5: 7.
i. How much money does each receive?
ii. Jason spends 20% of his share. What
percentage of the $480 does Jason now
have?
5. Jun 02
A metal is made from copper, zinc, and lead in
the ratio 13 : 6 : 1. The mass of zinc is 90 kg.
Calculate the mass of the metal.
11. G Jun 2000
A coach party travelled to Europe for a holiday.
The number of days they spent in France, Spain,
and Italy were divided in the ratio 3:4:5. They
spent 9 days in France.
i. How many days was the complete
holiday?
ii. How many days did they spend in Italy?
6. Jun 91
The sum of $2500 is divided among Peter,
Queen , and Raymond. Raymond received half,
Peter received $312.50, and Queen received the
remainder.
Calculate
i. Raymond’s share
ii. Queen’s share
iii. The ratio in which the $2500 was divided
among the three persons.
iv. The percentage of the total that Peter
received
Equating Ratios
12. Jun 94
The scale used for a map is 1:250000. The
distance of M from N on the map is 4.4 cm.
Calculate, in km, the actual distance of N from
N.
7. Jan 95
13. Jan 00
Share $150 among John, Mary , and Sarah so
that each of the two girls receives twice as much
as John.
i. Calculate the amount of money John
received.
ii. Express John’s share as a fraction of the
total amount.
iii. Express Mary’s share as a fraction of the
total amount received by John and Sarah.
A scale of 1:15000 is used to draw the map of a
city
i. Calculate the actual distance, in km,
between two points in the city which lies
87 cm apart on the map.
ii. The actual length of the playground in the
city is 225 m. Calculate, in cm, the length
on the map.
iii. Given that the area of the playground on
the map is 1.8 m2, calculate the width of
the playground as shown on the map
8. G Jun 92
Lilly, Margaret, and Nancy were each left
$12000 in their uncle’s will.
11
14. G Jun 93
22. Jan 05
The plan of a garden is drawn to the scale of
1:20.
a. Expressing your answer in cm, calculate
the length of the line on the plan which
represents a path 13 m long.
b. Expressing your answer in square
metres, calculate the area of a pond
which is represented on the plan by an
area of 125 cm2
Given that y varies inversely as x, use the values
of x and y from the following table to calculate
the values of a
x
y
2
8
32
a
15. Jun 03
A scale of 1: 25000 is used to draw the map of an
island. Calculate the distance, in km, between
two points on the island if the distance between
them on the map is 36 cm
23. Jun 04
The table below shows corresponding values for
p and r
p
r
16. Jun 90
Some years ago US$1.00 was equivalent to
J$3.50. Calculate the amount in US$ that was
equivalent to J$8400.
After devaluation J$1.00 was worth 70% of its
original value. Calculate the new rate of
exchange for US$1.00 and hence calculate the
amount of J$ that would be equivalent to
US$2400.
m
0.2
4
2
62.5
n
Given that p varies directly as r3, calculate the
values of m and n
24. G Jun 91
The cost of printing birthday cards is given by
3000
k
x
where y cents is the cost per card, x is the
number of cards printed, and k is a constant.
a. Given that y = 11 when x = 500,
calculate the cost per card when 300
cards are printed
b. How many cards should be printed if
the cost per card is to be 7 cents?
the formula y
17. Jun 93
The journey to a town along Route A takes 3 hrs
by bus OR 1hr. 20min. by car. The journey along
Route B takes 1hr. 12min by car.
Calculate the time the bus will take along Route
B, assuming that the bus and car travel along
Route B at the same rate as along Route A.
Variations
18. Jun 93
Given that y varies inversely as x2 and that y = 3
when x = 2, calculate the value of y when x = 3.
19. Resit 95
If m varies directly as v2, and m = 2 when v = 3,
calculate the value of m when v = 6.
20. Jun 98
Miscellaneous
25. Jun 04
i. Two recipes for making chocolate cake are
shown in the table below.
If S varies directly as r 1 , and S = 8 when
r = 3, calculate the value of r when S = 20.
21. Jun 99
Given that q varies directly as p, using the values
of p and q in the table, calculate the values of a
and b
p
q
2
6.1
8
b
Recipe A
Recipe B
a.
a
1.2
12
Cups of
Milk
3
2
Cups of
Chocolate
2
1
What percent of the mixture used in
Recipe A is chocolate?
drink. A cup of milk cost $0.70 and a cup of
chocolate cost $1.15
a. What is the cost of making 150 bottles
of chocolate drink?
b. What should be the selling price of each
bottle of chocolate drink to make an
overall profit of 20%.
b. By showing suitable calculations,
determine which of the two Recipe, A
or B, is richer in chocolate.
ii. If the mixture from Recipe A and Recipe B
are combined, what is the percent of
chocolate in the new mixture?
iii. A vendor makes chocolate drink using
Recipe A, 3 cups of milk and 2 cups of
chocolate can make 6 bottles of chocolate
FACTORISATION
1. Jun 87
ii. 3x 2 7 x 6
Factorise completely
a 2 ab ac bc
8. G Jun 91
Factorise 6 x 2 x 2
2. Jan 91
Factorise the expression
9. Jun 93
6 y 2 13 y 8
Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation
6 y 2 13 y 8 0
Factorise completely 4 x 2 16
10. Jan 94
Factorise completely 3 x 2 21x
3. Jun 89
i.
Factorise completely
4a 2 1
ii. 6 x 2 x 2
x2 y 2 4 x 4 y
11. Jun 94
4. Jan 89
Factorise completely
i. 9a 2 b 2
Factorise
3a at 6 p 2 pt
ii. 3x 8 y 4 xy 6
12. Jun 95
Factorise completely
i. 9 25m 2
5. Jun 91
Factorise completely
i. 1 a b
ii.
ii.
2
iii.
2 x xy y 2 x y
2
2 x 2 x 15
x y ax ay
2
13. G Jun 99
Factorise completely
6. G Dec 91
12 p3 q 8 p 2 q3
Factorise completely
i. 4 x 2 8 x
14. Jan 95
ii. 4 y 2 8 y 21
Factorise completely
i. 6 a 2
7. Jun 92
ii. 5 x xy 2 y 10
Factorise completely
i. 1 9x 2
15. Resit 95
Factorise completely
13
i.
x 2 xy
ii.
e2 1
i.
ii.
2
iii. 5 p 9 pq 2q
p3 p
6nx 9mx 4ny 6my
2
25. Jun 00
Factorise completely
i. 3xy-x
16. Jan 96
Factorise completely
i. 4g 2 f 2
ii.
x y 2 x y
iii. 4a 2 9
ii. tm 3t 2 pm 6 p
26. Jan 02
17. Jun 96
Factorise completely 3 pq q 6 p 2
Factorise completely
i. 8h 2 4h
27. Jun 01
ii. 4a 2 1
Factorise completely
i. 4 y 2 y
18. Jan 97
ii. 6 x 2 13x 5
i. Factorise 4 p 2 4q 2
ii. Given that 4 p 2 4q 2 2r and that
28. Jan 01
p q r , show that p q 1
2
Factorise completely
i. a 2 9
ii. 6ap 15a 4 p 10
19. Jun 97
Factorise completely
i. 15 x 2 y 20 xy 2
ii. 3 12b2
29. Jan 03
Factorise completely
i. 4x 2 y 2
20. Jan 98
Factorise completely
i. x 2 3 x 2
ii.
iii. 2a 2 a 6
ii. ( x 3)( x 2) ax 3a
30. Jun 03
21. Jun 98
Factorise completely
i. 7mp 2 14m 2 p
Factorise completely
i. 2 y 2 3 y
ii.
6m 4n - 9km - 6kn
81 m
ii. 2 y 2 11y 15
2
iii. 2 x 2 x 15
31. Jun 04
Simplify
22. Jan 99
Factorise completely 4 x 2 9
23. Jun 99
Factorise completely
i. y 2 3 y
ii.
i.
x2 1
x 1
ii.
4ab 2 2a 2b
ab
32. Jan 05
9 x2 1
Factorise completely
i. 3 g 3t 2mg 2mt
2
iii. 8a 2a 1
ii.
3x2 2 x 8
iii. 3x 2 27
24. Jan 00
Factorise completely
14
33. Jun 05
iii. 2 y 2 5 y 2
Factorise completely
i. 5a 2 b ab 2
ii.
9k 2 1
SIMPLE EQUATIONS
Solve the following equations
1. Jan 92
12. Jan 01
5x 1 8x 1
x
16 2 x
4
2. G Jun 91
3( x 2) 15
13. Jun 91
x
x
5 4
5
15
3. G Jun 93
5( x 6) 20
14. Jun 92
2x 1 x 5
2
2
3
4. Jun 02
5
2( x 1)
2
15. Jun 96
4x 5 9 2x
0
2
3
5. Jan 94
5 x 3( x 1) 39
6. Jun 95
16. Jan 99
7. Resit 95
17. Jan 03
2x 3 x 4
1
2
4
p 1 p 2
1
2
3
x 2 x 1
2
2
3
8 x 2 3x 8 24
8. Jun 01
18. Jun 97
6 x 8 3x 8 24
3x 1 x 2
2x 3
2
3
2
3
9. G Jun 92
7 2 p 1 4(3 p 2) 0
19. Jun 89
3
10. Jan 02
2(3 x 1) ( x 2)
x 2 x 3 4
2
4
Word Problems
11. G Jun 93
20. Jun 90
1
35
t
The ratio of the prices of two different sheets of
glass is 2 : 5. The total bill for 20 sheets of the
cheaper glass and 10 sheets of the more
expensive one is $1080. If d represents the cost
of one sheet of the cheaper glass, determine
15
sold for $3.00 each and the rest of tickets for
$4.00 each.
Write an expression in x to represent the number
of tickets sold at
i. $3.00 each
ii. $4.00 each
iii. If the total sales on all tickets amounted
to $300.00, how many of the tickets
costing $3.00 was sold?
i. An expression in d for the cost of ONE
sheet of the more expensive glass.
ii. The value of d.
iii. The cost of ONE sheet of the more
expensive glass.
21. Jan 93
Alice has t tapes and Ben has 10 tapes more than
Alice
i. Express, in terms of t, the number of tapes
Ben has.
Alice gives Ben 14 of her tapes. Ben now has
Twice as many tapes as Alice now has.
ii. Write an algebraic equation to represent
this new information.
iii. Calculate the value of t
27. G Dec 91
John is x years old and his sister Mary is
(5 x 12) years old Given that Mary is twice as
old as John, write in terms of x an equation
connecting their ages and find their ages.
28. G Jun 99
The diagram below shows a rectangle.
22. Jan 95
A farmer shared 496 tomatoes among her 3
workers, Paula, Greta, and Gertrude. Greta
Received 16 more than Paula. Gertrude received
three times as many as Paula.
Calculate the number of tomatoes Paula
received.
The length of the rectangle is 7 x 5 metres. The
width of the rectangle is 3x metres.
i. If P stands for the Perimeter of the
rectangle, what expression in terms of x
can be used for P?
ii. If A stands for the Area of the rectangle,
what expression in terms of x, can be
used for A?
23. Jan 96
The width (w) of a rectangular lawn is 3 metres
lass than half its length(l). The perimeter is 42
metres
i. Show that w + l = 21
ii. Write an equation for the width (w) in
terms of the length (l).
iii. Calculate, in metres, the width (w) of the
lawn.
It is known that the Perimeter, P, is 90 metres.
iii. Using this information calculate the
24. Jan 01
Area, A , in square metres of the
rectangle.
In a box there are n red balls and three times as
many black balls.
i. Write an expression in n to represent the
total number of balls in the box
Eight balls are removed from the box . there are
20 balls remaining
ii. Write an equation to show this
iii. Using your equation calculate the number
of black balls in the box at start.
29. G Jun 00
Barbara buys x CD’s at $6.00 each. She pays for
them using a $50 note and received y dollars in
change.
Express y in terms of x.
30. G Jun 93
Alice runs at a rate of 170 metres in 1 minute,
and walks at a rate of 90 metres in 1 minute.
From the instant she leaves home, Alice takes 6
minutes, by running and walking to reach a bus
stop.
Given that she runs for t minutes,
i. Find, in terms of t, expressions for
a. the number of minutes she walks
b. the distance she runs
25. Jan 97
A piece of rope 117 cm long is cut into two
pieces so that one piece is 27 cm longer than the
other.
Calculate the length of the longer piece of rope.
26. Jun 98
90 tickets were sold for a concert. X tickets were
16
c.
the distance to the bus stop
i. Write an expression in terms of y for the
ii. Given also that the distance to the bus
area of the figure shown
stop is 740 metres, find the value of t.
ii. Calculate the value of y if the area of
the figure is 28 m2
31. Jun 02
A man travelled a total distance of 8 km in 54
minutes by running and walking. He ran x Km at
10kmph 1 and walked the remaining distance at
34. Jun 05
Adam, Imran and Shakeel were playing a card
game.
Adam scored x points
Imran scored 3 points fewer than Adam
Shakeel scored twice as many points as Imran
Together they scored 39 points
i. Write down, in terms of x, an
expression for the number of points
scored by Shakeel.
ii. Write an equation which may be used to
find the value of x
5kmph 1 .
i. Write an expression in x for the time, in
ii.
hours, that
a. he ran
b. he walked
Form an equation in x for the total time in
hours spent traveling.
Use the equation formed to:
a. Calculate the value of x
b. Hence, calculate the distance the
man walked
32. G Dec 95
a. An aircraft flew a distance of 3000 km
from Berlin to Cairo at an average
speed of vkm/h
Write down an expression for the time,
in hours, that it took for the journey.
b. The aircraft returned nonstop by the
same route at an average speed of
2vkm/h
Write down an expression for the time,
in hours, that it took for the return
journey.
c. Given that the difference in these two
times is 4 hours, form an equation in v
and solve it.
33. Jan 05
The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows
the vertical cross section of a shed.
SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
17
1. Jun 92
12. G Jun 06
2. Jun 92
Word Problems
13. Jun 87
At a hardware store, 7 chairs and 9 desks cost
$1200; 13 chairs and 6 desks cost $1200
a. Using c to represent the cost, in dollars, of
one chair and d to represent the cost, in
dollars, of one desk, write down a pair of
simultaneous equations to represent the
information above.
b. Hence, determine
i. The cost of a chair
ii. The cost of a desk
3x y 2
4x 3y 3
5x 4 y 6
3 x 4 y 10
4x 4 y 2
7 x 2 y 17
3. Jan 95
3 x 4 y 32
5 x 2 y 10
4. Jan 02
2 x 3 y 11
4 x 2 y 10
14. Jan 90
Mary paid $2100 for four parrots and three dogs.
If she had bought one more dog and two fewer
parrots, she would have paid $200 more.
Calculate the cost of
i. a dog
ii. a parrot
5. Jun 00
3a 2b 12
2a b 1
6. G Jun 91
3x 2 y 1
4 x y 16
15. Jan 93
The cost of four chairs and a small table is $684.
the cost of 6 chairs and a large table is $1196. the
cost of the large table is twice the cost of the
small table
Given that a is the cost, in dollars, of a chair and
b is the cost in dollars of a small table
i. Write a pair of simultaneous equation to
represent the information given
ii. Calculate the cost of the large table
7. G Jun 92
3x 2 y 8
x 3 y 23
8. Jan 04
2 x 3 y 18
x 5 y 23
16. Jun 99
7 pencils and 5 erasers cost $11.60, whereas 5
pencils and 3 erasers cost $7.60. Calculate the
cost of 8 erasers
9. Jan 91
1
3a b 4
2
9a 2b 2
17. Jun 01
A restaurant bill of $350 was paid using $5.00
notes and $50 notes. The total number of notes
used was 16.
Let x be the number of $5 notes.
Let y be the number of $50 notes.
i. Write two equations in x and y to
represent the information given.
ii. Hence, calculate the number of $5 notes
and the number of $50 noted.
10. G Jun 99
8 x 3 y 35
2x 5 y 3
11. Jun 86
3x
2y 1
7
x 3 y 10
18. Jun 81
If 5 is added to both the numerator and the
denominator of a fraction the result is equivalent
3
, If three is subtracted from both the
4
numerator and the denominator of the original
to
18
fraction, the new result is equivalent to
ii. Solve the equations
iii. Calculate the total cost for 1 pen and 1
ruler.
1
. Find
4
the original fraction
19. Jan 03
At a school shop, pens are sold for x dollars each
and rulers ay y dollars each. Mr. James bought 4
pens and 5 rulers for $24. Mrs. Singh bought 2 of
the same pens and 7 of the same rulers for $21.
i. Write two equations in x and y to
represent the information given above.
QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
Instruction(s): Solve the following equations.
1. Jun 81
( x y z ) 2 ( x y )2 2( x y ) z z 2 for all
real values of x, y, and z.
2
3( y 3) 28 y
2. Jan 90
(3 x 1)( x 5) 4 x 3
12. Jun 95
If x = 1 is the root of the equation
( x c) 4( x c 2). calculate to two decimal
places the possible values of the constant c.
3. Jun 83
(2 x 3)( x 7) 4( x 7)
13. Jun 05
4. Jun 89
Show that
6 x 17 x 14 0
2
(a b)2 (a b) ab(a b) a 3 b3
5. G Jun 91
14. Jan 05
y2 y 6 0
By simplifying, show that
(2 x 3)(2 x 3) ( x 4)2 3x 2 8 x 25
6. Jun 92
3x2 5x 6
15. Jun 85
Find the values of x to two significant figures in
the equation 2 x 2 5 x 9
7. Jun 04
3x2 7 x 2 0
16. Jun 88
8. Jun 90
Calculate correct to one decimal place the values
of x for which 2 x 2 2 x 8 3x 6
3( x 2)2 7( x 2)
9. Re-sit 95
17. G Jun 94
Show that the roots of the equation
Solve
3 1
5
x 2 3x 1 0 are
2 2
9 u
u 4
18. Jun 93
10. Jun 87
Solve
Show that
( x 2) 2 ( x 3)( x 3) 2 2 x 2 4 x 7
11. Jan 90
Show that
19
2p 5
3
5
p
27. Jun 94
19. G Dec 94
i. The width of a rectangular field is w
(2 x 3) 25
2
20. G Dec 95
2 y2 5 y
ii.
21. Jun 03
Given that m l m 2 lm
i. evaluate 5*3
ii. Solve for g given that g 4 3
meters. The length is 6 meters more
than twice the width. Write in terms of
w an algebraic expression for
- the length of the field
- the area of the field
The area of the field is 360 m2.
- Write an algebraic equation for
the area of the field.
- Determine the value of w.
Word Problems
22. Jun 79
28. Jun 00
If each side of a square is increased by 3 cm, its
area is increased by 45cm2. Find the length of a
side of the original square.
The floor of a room is in the shape of a rectangle.
The room is c metres long. The width of the
room is 2 meters less than its length.
i. State in terms of c
a. the width of the floor
b. the area of the floor
ii. If the area of the floor is 15 m2, write
down an equation in c to show this
information.
iii. Use the equation to determine the width
of the floor.
23. Jun 80
Find the values of a and k such that x 2 x k
is equal to ( x a ) 2 for all values of x.
24. Jun 80
A square has an area of A cm2, and a perimeter of
P cm.
Given that A
x 2 x 1 , find
2
29. Jan 89
The side of a square is x meters. The length of a
rectangle is 5 metres more than the side of the
square. The width of the rectangle is 4 metres
more than the side of the square.
i. Write, in terms of x, expressions for the
length and width of the rectangle
The area of the rectangle is 47m2 more than the
area of the square.
ii. Determine the area of the rectangle.
a. P in terms of x
b. The numerical value of A, if A is also
equal to (11x 2)
25. Jun 82
The area of a rectangle is 270 cm2. If the shorter
side was reduced by 2 and the longer side was
increased by 4 then the area would increase by
16 cm2.
30. G Dec 91
26. Jun 83
A dealer bought x toys for $27
a. Write an expression, in terms of x, for
the price, in dollars, he paid for each toy
b. He proposed to sell each toy at a profit
of 50¢. Show that his proposed selling
54 x
price for each toy was $
2x
c. He found that he was only able to sell 8
toys at his price. Write down
expressions in terms of x for:
i. the total money , in dollars, he
received for the 8 toys
ii. the number of toys that remained
d. The dealer sold the remaining toys for
$2 each. Write down an expression in
A BWIA Tri-star jet travels 80 km/h faster than
the 747 jet liner. The Tri-star takes 1 hour less
than the 747 jet to travel a journey of 6280km.
Denoting the speed of the &$& jet liner by
x km/h
a. Write down an expression in terms of x
for the time taken for
i. the 747 jet liner
ii. the Tri-star jet
b. Form an equation to connect these times
and show that it simplifies to
c.
x 2 80 x 502400 0
Hence, find the speed of both aircrafts
to the nearest km/h.
20
e.
f.
terms of x for the total money, in
dollars, he received from them.
Given that the dealer received $30
altogether, form an equation in x and
show that it reduces to
x 2 21x 108 0
Solve this equation to find the possible
values of x
Given that AS = 3x cm, AJ = 2x cm, SK = 3 cm
and JM = 5 cm
i. Obtain an expression in terms of x for
the area of rectangle AKLM.
ii. Given that the area of rectangle AKLM
is 60 cm2 , show that 2 x 2 7 x 15 0
iii. Hence calculate the values of x and state
the lengths of AK and AM
31. Jun 04
In the diagram below, not drawn to scale, AKLM
and ASTJ are both rectangles.
LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR EQUATIONS
1. Jun 91
5. Jun 03
x y 5
xy 6
3 p 2r 7
p 2 2r 11
2. Jan 95
6. Jun 95
3x y 14
x 2 9 y 2 37
x 2 y 3
2 x xy 3
2
3. Jun 00
7. Jan 99
x 1 2 y
2 x 2 y 2 33
x y 3
x 3y 4
2
4. Jan 05
8. Jun 00
x2 4 y
x y2
x 2 xy y 2 7
2x y 5
21
9. A Dec 64
x 2 xy y 2 2 x 3 y 7
10. A Dec 88
x 6y
5
y x
2y x 2
13. Jun 95
Two rectangular plots are equal in area. The
length of the first plot is one and a half times its
width. The length of the second plot is 7 metres
less than three times its width.
a. Denoting the width of the first plot by x
and the width of second plot by y,
derive a relation between x and y.
b. If y x 1 , calculate the values of x
and y.
[10 marks]
11. A Jun 96
x2 y
1
6 4
x y 5
Word Problem
12. Jun 82
The area of a rectangle is 270 cm2. if the shorter
side was reduced by 2 cm and the longer side
increased by 4 cm then the area would be
increased by 16 cm2. Find the lengths of the sides
of the original rectangle.
[11 marks]
CONSUMER ARITHMETIC
Simple and Compound Interest
b. Calculate the amount of money Gill
1. June 91
used to open her account.
The simple interest on $15000 for 4 years is
$8100. calculate the rate percent per annum.
5. Jan 98
2. Jun 95
Anna puts $2500 in the bank and left it for 2
years. At the end of the two years she found that
she had $2700. Calculate
i. the simple interest earned
ii. the annual rate percent paid by the bank
The simple interest on a sum of money invested
at 3% per annum for 2 years was $39.75.
Calculate the sum of money invested.
3. Jun 04
Mr. Mitchell deposited $40 000 in the bank and
earned simple interest of 7% for 2 years.
Calculate the amount he will receive at the end
of the two year period.
4. G Jun 02
Henry opened a bank account with $550. After
one year, the bank paid him interest. Henry now
had $650 in his account.
a. Work out, as a percentage, the bank’s
rate of interest.
Gill opened an account at a different bank. The
banks rate of interest was 6%. After one year the
bank paid Gill interest. The amount in her
account was now $2306
6. Jun 99
Pamela borrows $2500 at 12% per annum simple
interest for 2 years. In addition, a fee of $200 is
charged for processing the loan. Calculate
i. the sum of money which she will have
to repay the bank at the end of 2 years.
ii. the profit percent the bank makes on the
loan
22
i. How much VAT is paid for a new Play
Station?
During a sale the price of the Play Station is
reduced by 15%
ii. What is the sale price of the Play
Station?
iii. the monthly installment, if she is
required to repay the loan in 24 equal
monthly installments.
7. Jun 03
A man deposited $800 in his account at a bank
which offers 6% simple interest per annum.
14. G Jun 99
i. How much interest would he receive on
the $800 after 9 months?
In a room there are 40 people.
26 of these people are women, the rest are men.
What percentage of the people are men?
ii. How long would it take for the $800 to
increase to $992?
15. Jan 97
8. Jan 92
A customer buys a car by trading in his old car at
a discount and paying the remainder on the cost
of the new car in cash.
i. If he trades in an old car valued at $25
600 at a 10% discount, calculate the
amount of money he receives for his
car.
ii. Calculate the amount he needs to pay in
cash for a new car which costs $85 600.
Mary borrowed $3000. at a rate of 8% per
annum. Interest is compounded annually.
Calculate the total amount owed at the end of
two years.
9. Jun 85
$5000 was put in fixed deposit account on
January 1, 1984 for 6 months. The rate per
annum was 12.5%. On July 1, 1984 the total
amount received was invested for a further 6
months at 12% per annum. Calculate the final
amount received at the end of the year.
16. G Jun 05
In a sale the normal prices were reduced by 30%.
Linda bought a mountain bike.
The sale price of the bike was$190. Work out the
normal cost of the bike.
17. G Jun 04
Mr. Singh bought a new car for $14 000. Each
year the car’s value depreciates by 16%.
What will be the value of the car at the end of
three years?
10. Jun 01
A building society offers the rate of 11% per
annum simple interest. Beth-Ann deposited
$2400 in the society fir 15 months.
i. Calculate the amount of money due to
her at the end of this period.
The building society charged her processing fee
of $1500.
ii. Calculate this fee as a percentage of the
money originally deposited.
18. G Jun 99
Three different shops sell the same television set,
the ‘Vision 2000’.
First Shop
1
% off the
3
normal price
of $430.
Percentages
11. Jan 95
Second Shop
Third Shop
25% off our
usual price of
$420.
$315 plus
VAT at 17.5%
Calculate 15% of 320
i. What is the cost of a ‘Vision 2000’ set
12. G Jun 02
i. Find 40% of 6300 m
ii. Calculate the simple interest earned on
$5000 invested for 3 years at 8%.
in the first shop?
ii. What is the cost of the ‘Vision 2000, set
in the second shop?
iii. What is the cost of the ‘Vision 2000’ set
in the third shop?
13. G Jun 02
A new Play Station costs $358.20 plus VAT.
VAT is charged at 17.5%
23
19. G Jun 06
1
as a decimal
5
1
ii. Write as a percentage
5
iii. If the computer costs $898, work out
what Fiona will pay when she gets the
discount.
i. Write
This year Bob gets $260 a week for his work.
This is 30% more than his weekly pay last year.
His friend Danny says – ‘That means that you
got $182 per week last year.’
Danny is wrong.
a. Explain why Danny is wrong.
b. Calculate Bob’s real weekly pay last
year.
24. G Jun 99
20. Jun 88
1 litre = 1.759 pints
1 litre = 103 cm3
i. Use the information above to find how
many litres there are in 1 pint. Give
your answer correct to 3 significant
figures.
ii. A tank of heating oil contains 350 litres
of oil. The tank is 70% full.
What is the volume of the tank in cm3?
Give your answer in standard form.
A woman bought a stove for $2800. After using
it for 2 years she decided to trade in the stove.
The company estimated a depreciation of 15%
for the first year of its use and a further 15%, on
its reduced value, for the second year.
a. Calculate the value of the stove after the
two years.
b. Express the value of the stove after two
years as a percentage of the original
value.
Profit & Loss
21. G Dec 91
45% of a baker’s total expenses are for the cost
of fuel and the remainder is for the cost of
material.
a. In 1989, the baker’s total expenses were
$7000. Calculate the cost of his material
in 1989.
b. In 1990, the cost of the fuel increased
by 4% and the cost of materials
increased by 10 %. Calculate
i. the increase, in dollars, in the
cost of the bakers material
ii. the percentage increase in his
total expenses.
25. G Jun 200
Haley buys 18 bars of chocolate which cost her
$5.40. To raise money for charity she sells them
at 40 cents each. She manages the sell them all.
What is Haley’s percentage profit?
26. Jan 94
A merchant sold a radio for $500. he made a
profit of 20% on the cost price. Calculate the
cost price.
27. Jun 92
A merchant sold a pen for $5.35, thereby making
a profit of 7% on the cost to him. Calculate
a. The cost price of the pen to the
merchant
b. The selling price the merchant should
request in order to make a 15% profit.
22. G Jun 03
Janette repairs television s.
She charges $51.20 for the first hour and $38.70
for each extra hour’s work.
On Tuesday last week, Janette repaired a
television and charged a total of $283.40
a. How many hours on Tuesday did
Janette spend repairing this television?
If Janette is paid within 3 days she reduces her
charges by 6%. Janette was paid the next day for
repairing the television.
b. Calculate how much she was paid.
28. Jun 00
A company sells its printers to customers in
order to make a profit of 25%. Calculate
a. the price a customer pays for a printer
which the company bought for$1700.
b. the price the company paid for a printer
which was sold to a customer for $2
500.
23. G Jun 99
29. G Jun 03
Fiona buys a computer.
Miguel bought a new motorbike for $9000.
Each year the value of the motorbike depreciates
by 10%.
1
She gets a special discount of
off the price.
5
24
What is the value of Miguel’s motorbike 3 years
after he bought it?
34. Jun 04
The cash price of a dining room suite with a
table and 6 identical chairs is $880.
a. If the price of the table is $250what is
the price of each chair?
b. The dining room suite may be bought
on hire-purchase with a deposit of $216
plus monthly payments of $35 for a
period of 2 years. Calculate
i. The total hire-purchase price
of the suite
ii. The extra cost of buying on
hire-purchase as a percentage
of the cash price.
30. Jan 93
A trader bought 1000 oranges for $500. Eighty
of them were bad. She sold the remainder in
packets of four at $3.50 per packet. Calculate
i. the total amount she received for the
oranges sold
ii. the percentage profit on the amount she
paid for the oranges.
31. Jun 05
The table below shows Amanda's shopping bill.
Some numbers were removed and replaced with
letters.
Items
Quantity
Stickers
13
T-shirts
3
CD’s
2
Posters
C
TOTAL
15% VAT( to the nearest cent)
Unit Price
($)
0.49
12.50
B
6.20
35. Jan 96
The cash price of a used car is $5800. Mary pays
a deposit of 20% on the cost of the car and a
bank agrees to lend her the remaining amount.
a. Calculate the amount Mary has to
deposit
b. If the bank requires Mary to repay the
loan in three equal installments of
$1856 each, calculate the total amount
Mary pays in installments.
c. Calculate the total amount that Mary
would pay for the car.
d. Calculate the percent profit that the
bank makes.
Total Price
($)
5.88
A
33.90
31.00
108.28
D
i. Calculate the values of A, B, C, and D.
ii. Amanda sold 6 of the 12 stickers which
she had bought at 75 cents each.
Show using calculations, whether
Amanda made a profit or loss on buying
and selling stickers.
36. Jan 00
The hire-purchase price of a refrigerator is
$6500. A deposit of $500 is made and the
remainder is paid in equal monthly payments of
$250.
i. Calculate the number of monthly
payments that must be made
ii. If the cash price is $4000, express as a
percentage of the cash price, the extra
cost of buying on hire purchase.
Hire Purchase and Installments
32. G Jun 99
Rashid wants to buy a guitar.
The guitar he wants costs $1240. He can’t pay
this in a lump sum, but he can pay by monthly
installments.
He agrees to pay a deposit of 5% of the cost
price and then 12 monthly installments of $110
every month.
Work out how much Rashid will pay for the
guitar when he pays by monthly installments.
37. Jan 89
A bank gives $2.70 in EC currency for $1 in US
currency.
Given that 1% tax is payable on all foreign
exchange transaction, calculate the amount, in
EC$, which a tourist receives in exchange for
US$1200.00 after paying the tax.
33. Jun 91
The cash price of a stereo set was $1850. The
hire purchase price was 20% more than the cash
price.
a. Calculate the hire-purchase price
b. Calculate the number of monthly
installments needed to buy the stereo on
hire-purchase given that a down
payment of $500 and monthly
installments of $215 each were
required.
Currency Exchange
38. G Jun 06
Susan went to Canada. She exchanged J$300,000
into CA$. The exchange rate was
J$65.50 = CA$1
a. How many CA$ did she receive?
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When Susan returned she changed CA$ 78.20
back to J$. The exchange rate had changed to
J$68.35 = 1CA$
b.
How many J$ did she receive
While Susan was in Canada the value of the
Canadian dollar increased from J$65.50 to
J$68.35
c. Work out the percentage increase in the
value of the Canadian dollar. (Give your
answer correct to 2 decimal places)
i. Calculate, in H$, the interest he
received.
ii. Determine, in US$, the equivalent value
of his deposit
iii. Express the amount ( in US$) he
iv.
39. Jun 87
In November 1985, Mr. Rock took TT$800 in
Caricom Traveller’s cheques to a bank in
Antigua to exchange for EC currency. Half of his
amount was in $100 cheques and the other half
in $50 cheques. He was given the information
shown below:
TT$1.00 = EC $1.125
1
% tax is charged on the total foreign
2
transaction .
EC$0.25 stamp duty is charged for each cheque.
Calculate, in EC currency,
i. The tax Mr. Rock had to pay
ii. The amount Mr. Rock received for
TT$800 after paying tax and stamp duty
received at the end of the two years as a
percentage of the initial deposit (US$)
If he converts the total amount he
received at the end of the two years,
would he get more US$ now than for
his initial deposit two years earlier?
Justify your answer.
43. Jun 90
Some years ago, US$1.00 (one United States
dollar) was equivalent to J$3.50 (Three dollars
and fifty cents, Jamaican currency). Calculate the
amount in US currency that was equivalent to
J$8400.
After devaluation J$1.00 was worth 70% of its
original value. Calculate the new rate of
exchange for US$1.00 and hence calculate the
amount of Jamaican dollars that would be
equivalent to US$2400
Bills and Taxes
44. Jun 82
In August Ms. John’s telephone was calculated
on the following information:
40. Jun 93
A tourist exchanged US$200.00 for Jamaican
currency at a rate of US$1.00 = J$18.81. She has
to pay a government tax of 2% of the amount
exchanged.
Calculate in Jamaican currency
i. the tax paid
ii. the amount the tourist received
41. Jun 99
Mrs. White bought a computer on I January
1996,at a cost of Barbados $4260.Given that the
value of the computer depreciated by 20% each
year, calculate, in Barbados dollars, the value of
the computer at the end of 1997.
Mrs. White bought a new computer for Barbados
$6240. Given that the exchange rate at the time
was Barbados $1.92 = US $l.00, calculate, in US
dollars, the amount of money she paid for the
new computer.
Long
Distance calls
to:
Duration of
call in
minutes
Ocean Break
Dell
Zenoand
7
2
5
Fixed
charges for
3 minutes
or less
$0.70
$0.90
$4.35
Additional
charge per
minute
$0.25
$0.35
$1.71
Monthly rental for the telephone = $25.00
Rebate received on rental for 2 weeks when the
telephone was not working = $13.20
Calculate Ms. John’s Actual telephone bill for
August.
42. Jun 83
A man in Honduras deposited H$10 000 in a
fixed deposit account for 2 years at 12% per
annum simple interest. At the time he deposited
his money, H$I.00 = US$I.20, and at the end of
the two years when he withdrew his deposit,
H$I.00 = US$l.00. ( the US$ did not change in
value during the period)
45. Jan 90
At a certain hotel, the cost of an overseas
telephone call is made up of time charges, a
government tax and a hotel service charge. These
are calculated as follows.
Time Charges
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Minimum 3 minutes
$4.50
Each additional minute or part there of $1.50
Government Tax
50% of time charges
The hotel service charge is 10% of the sum of
the time charges and government tax.
Fuel charge
2.05¢ per kWh
The meter reading for the kWh used for
December and January were
Previous reading
Present reading
30 November
31 January
05783
06593
A government tax of 15% of the total charges is
added to the bill. Calculate
i. the number of kWh units used
ii. the total amount to be paid
Calculate the cost of an overseas call to
1
Dominica lasting 18 minutes.
2
46. Jan 05
Kin has two telephones, one is a cellular and the
other is a landline. The rates for local calls are
shown in the table below.
Type of Telephone
Rates
Cellular
Land Line
Monthly Rental
$0
$45
Fee
Charge per
85 cents
15 cents
minute on calls
made
49. Jan 01
In a certain country electricity charge is based on
the following table
Fixed Charge
Charge per kWh used
$4.00
12 cents
i. Calculate the electricity charges for a
customer who used 1003 kWh.
There is a government tax of 15% on the
electricity charges.
ii. Calculate the tax on the customer’s
electricity charges, giving your answer
to the nearest cent.
iii. Calculate the total amount paid by the
customer.
i. In one month calls were made lasting
for a total of 1hour and 5 minutes. Show
by calculation that the cost for using the
landline telephone was less than the
cost for using the cellular telephone.
ii. For the month of March, the landline
telephone was used, and the bill was
54.60. Calculate the total time, in
minutes, for which the calls lasted
50. Jun 86
The rates for posting parcels are as follows
Parcels not exceeding 500 g $0.25
Each additional 500g or part there of up to a
maximum of 2500g $0.20
Registration fee for registering a parcel $2.50
47. Jun 84
A household uses 60 cubic metres of water for
the first half of 1983. In 1983 water rates for
domestic users for a half year were as follows:
$1.05 per m3 for the first 50m3
$1.25 per m3 for amounts in excess of 50m3
50% discount on bills paid within 2 weeks of
billing
Calculate the cost of posting
i. An unregistered parcel weighing 1250g
ii. A registered parcel weighing 2 kg.
Wages and Salary
51. Resit 95
A salesman earns a basic wage of $225.00 per
week, together with a commission of 4% on all
sales. During a four–week period the
salesperson’s sales were $13 500.00.
Calculate the amount the sales person earns.
Calculate the amount the household paid for the
half year, assuming that the bill was paid within
the two weeks.
48. Jun 97
The charges for electricity are given in the table
below.
ITEM
Rental
Energy Charge
52. G Jun 01
James has a Job for which the basic rate is $25
per hour and the overtime rate of pay is $36 per
hour.
RATE
$2.00 per month
15¢ per kWh
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This week James earned $1377. He worked 7
hours overtime.
a. Calculate the amount he earned at the
basic rate.
b. Calculate the number of hours that he
worked at the basic rate.
c. James noticed that his earnings of
$1377 showed a decrease of 10% of his
last week’s earnings.
Calculate his earnings last week.
wife and two children. Mr. Peters monthly salary
is $2800.
Income tax allowance for a year are calculated as
follows
Husband
Wife
Each child
$1000
$600
$200
Table showing Tax Rates for a year
53. Jun 98
i. The basic wage rate for a technician for
Chargeable Income
Rate of Tax
a 42-hour week is $36.40 per hour.
Calculate the technician’s weekly wage.
ii. For overtime work the technician is
paid one and a half times the basic
hourly rate.
Calculate the technician’s total wage for
58 hours of work.
iii. In a new wage agreement the basic rate
of payment is $1490.00 for 36 hour of
work. Calculate
a. the technician’s hourly rate of
pay
b. the percentage increase in the
hourly rate.
For every dollar of the first $12000
For every dollar of the next $8000
For every dollar of the next $20000
5 cents
15 cents
35 cents
Calculate for Mr. Peters,
i. his salary for the year
ii. his total allowances
iii. his chargeable income
iv. the amount he has to pay as income tax
v. the percent of his salary paid as income
tax.
54. Jan 02
Mr. Jones works for a total of $15 per hour for a
40–hour week.
i. If Mr. Jones worked only 40 hours
during a particular week, what was his
wage for the week?
ii. Mr. Jones’ wage for the next week was
$960. If overtime is paid at double time,
how many hours overtime did he work?
56. Jun 94
Janet’s gross salary is $2400 per month. Her taxfree allowances are shown in the table below:
National Insurance
Personal Allowances
5% of gross salary
$3000 per year
Calculate
i. Her gross yearly salary
ii. Her total tax free allowances
for the year
iii. Her taxable yearly income
A 10% tax is charged on the first
$20000 of taxable income.
A 20% tax is charged on the portion of
taxable income above $20000.
55. Jun 96
The Peters’ family consists of Mr. Peters, his
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iv. Calculate the amount of
income tax Janet pays for a
year.
a.
Miscellaneous
57. Jun 03
RANDY’S VIDEO CLUB
Option A
Membership fee for one
year: $80.00
Rental fee $3.00 per
video game
b.
Option B
No membership fee
Rental fee: $5.00 per
video game
Carla rents 48 video games during one
year. What is the total cost if she
chooses:
i. Option A
ii. Option B
Carla estimates that she will be able to
spend $215.00 for renting video games
during the next year. How many video
games will she be able to rent using:
i. Option A
ii. Option B
MENSURATION
1. Jun 82
2. Jan 94
The figure above represents a map of the Island
Mequi drawn to scale of 1:100 000
a. Estimate in cm2 the area of the scale
drawing.
b. Calculate the actual area of the island in
square kilometers giving your answer to
two significant figures.
c. State the area of the island in hectares,
giving your answer top two significant
figures.
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a
22
circle inscribed in a square (take π to be
)
7
a. Given that the radius of the circle is 5
cm. calculate
i. The circumference of the circle
ii. The perimeter of the square
b. Given that the circumference of the
circle is 22 cm, calculate
i. The area of the circle
ii. The area of the square
iii. The area of the shaded region
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3. Jan 96
6. Jun 80
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, the
two points F and G are the endpoints of the base
of a triangular flower-bed PEG, in which
PF PG 8 cm . If FGP 75 , calculate the
area of the flower-bed and the length of FG.
In the figure above, the arcs PS and QR are
semicircles, each of radius 3.5cm, PQ = SR =
22
9cm. Take π to be
. Calculate
7
i. The perimeter, in cm, of the figure
PQRS
ii. The area in cm2 of the PQRS
7.
Jun 89
a. State three properties which defines a
rhombus with respect to its sides ,
angles and diagonals.
4. Jun 95
22
7
A piece of wire, formed into a circle, encloses an
area of 1386 cm2.
i. Calculate the radius of the circle
ii. Calculate the length of the wire used to
form the circle.
iii. The wire is then bent to form a square.
Calculate, in cm2, the area of the square.
In this problem take π to be
b. ABCD is a rhombus, not drawn to
scale, with AO = 4.8 cm and BO = 3
cm.
Calculate
i. the length of AB
ii. the size of angle BAD to the
nearest degree.
iii. The area of ABCD.
5. Jan 92
Use
22
to answer this question.
7
8. Jun 95
The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
represents a plot of land in the shape of a
trapezium ABCE and a semicircle CDE.
AE = 30m, BC = 36 m, and EC = 14m. AE is a
perpendicular to CB.
i. Calculate, in square metres, the total
area of the plot of land.
ii. Calculate to the nearest metre the
distance around the entire plot of land.
In the trapezium DEFG above, not drawn to
scale, DE = 10 cm, DG = 13 cm and GX = 5 cm.
Angle EFX and DXF are right angles.
Calculate
i. the length of DX
ii. the area of trapezium DEFG.
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9. Jun 02
14. Jun 84
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale,
ST = 5 cm, TW = 9 cm and STW = 52°.
Calculate
i. the length of SW
ii. the area of VSTW
In the figure above, not drawn to scale, PS is
an arc of a circle of radius 5 cm and Q is the
centre of the circle , RQ = 8 cm, PR = 7 cm.
Calculate
a. The size of angle Q
b. The area of the shaded portion bounded
by the arc PS and the line segment PR
and RS. (use π=3.14)
10. The area of a parallelogram ABCD is 69 m2: AB
= 9.2m and AD = 8.7m. Calculate the size of
angle BAD.
The Circle
11. Jun 79
15. Jun 86
In a circle, Centre O, AB is a chord of length 12
cm. Given that BOA 80 . Calculate to three
significant figures, the area of the minor segment
cut off by AB [take π = 3.14]
12. Jun 80
The figure OAB above, not drawn to scale,
represents a flower bed in the shape of a sector
of a circle centre O, radius 10 m the triangular
region OAB is planted in roses and the segment
bounded by the chord AB and the arc AB is
planted in marigolds.
Given that the angle AOB = 36°, calculate the
area of the segment assigned to the marigolds.
[Take π = 3.14]
Because of the swampy ground, the path from A
to B has to skirt the arc PQ of a circular pond,
centre O and radius 14m. The distances from A
and B to the nearest point on the pond are both
36 m. the angle OAB = 30°
Find in metres the total length of the path APQB,
giving the answer correct to 2 significant figures.
13. Jun 83
a chord PQ of a circle of radius 10 cm is 3.16 cm
from O the centre of the circle.
Calculate:
a. The size of the angle subtended by the
arc PQ at O.
b. The length in cm of the arc PQ
c. The area in cm2, of the minor sector
OPQ.
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16. Resit 95
d. the length of the minor arc HK.
19. Jun 96
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a
circle with centre O and two radii, OJ and OK.
LK is a tangent to the circle at K. OJL is a sight
line; angle KOJ = 3 and OJ = 7 cm.
i. Show that KL = OK tan 30°and hence
or otherwise calculate the area , in cm2,
of triangle KOL
ii. Calculate the area, in cm2, of
a. the minor sector KOJ
b. the triangle KOL
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a
circle of radius 10 cm, O is the centre of the
circle. J, K, and L are points on the
circumference of the circle. Angle JOK = 150°.
Take π = 3.14.
i. Calculate the length, in cm, of the minor
arc JK.
ii. Show that the area of the minor sector
125
cm 2 .
OJK is
3
iii. If the area of the triangle LOK is
43.3cm2, calculate, in degrees, the size
of angle LOK.
17. Jan 91
20. Jan 98
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a
circle with centre Y, containing an Equilateral
triangle XYZ. Given that the radius of the circle
is 21 cm, calculate
i. the area of the sector YXPZ
ii. the area of the shaded portion of the
circle
[Take π = 3.14]
The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
represents a sector, ODF, of a circle centre O,
radius 8 cm, and angle DOF = 60°. Calculate, in
cm2, the area of
i. The sector ODF
ii. The triangle ODF
iii. The shaded segment
18. Jun 92
In this question, take π = 3.14
In the figure above, not drawn to scale, chord
AK subtends angle HOK at O, the centre of the
circle. Angle HOK = 120° and OH = 12 cm.
Calculate to three significant figures
a. the area of the circle
b. the area of the minor sector OHK
c. the area of the triangle HOK
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juice begins to overflow?
21. Jun 01
24. Jun 84
A rectangular wooden beam of length 5 metres
has a cross section of 20 cm by 15 cm. the wood
has a density of 600 kg per m3.
a. Calculate the volume of the beam in
cubic metres
b. Express the answer for ‘a’ in standard
form.
c. Calculate the mass of the beam in kg.
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a
circle centre O, radius 15 cm. the length of the
minor arc is 9 cm and LN is a tangent to the
circle. OMN is a straight line.
i. Calculate, in radians the size of angle
MOL.
ii. Calculate the area of the minor sector
OML
iii. Calculate the area of the shaded region.
25. Jun 85
A cylindrical object of height 21 cm has an outer
diameter of 28 cm and an inner diameter of 24
cm. The material of which it is made has a
density of 6g per cm3. Calculate, to the nearest
kg, the mass of the object
26. Jun 88
22. Jan 02
A rectangular steel pyramid of height 6 cm and
base dimensions 11 cm by 16 cm, is melted
down and rolled into a cylinder of height 7 cm.
Calculate
i. the radius of the cylinder in cm.
ii. the mass of the cylinder in kg, if the
density of the steel is 5g per cm3.
(Note: Volume of a pyramid =
1
Ah,
3
Volume of cylinder = r 2 h , take π =
[Take π = 3.14]
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale,
MPNO is the sector of a circle, with centre O
and radius 14 cm. Angle MON is 72°.
Calculate, to 1 decimal place the area of
i. Triangle OMN
ii. The shaded region bounded by the
chord MN and the arc MPN.
22
)
7
27. Jan 89
Volume and Surface Area
23. Jun 80
2
of its
9
juice is 72ml, how much juice can you get
from 7 such oranges?
4 3
[Volume of a sphere of radius r r .
3
Assume that the orange is a sphere]
a. An orange is 9 cm in diameter. If
b.
The figure above, not drawn to scale, represents
a fish tank in the shape of a cuboid of height 30
cm.
i. Calculate the volume of the tank
ii. If there are 40 litres of water in the tank,
calculate the height of the water in the
tank.
Two thirds of the juice is poured into a
cylindrical container 14 cm high and
diameter 7 cm. How many ice-cubes, each
of sides 3 cm can be added before the
28. The total surface area of a triangular prism is
198 105 cm3 , what is its total surface area in m
3
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29. Jun 86
32. Resit 95
A closed cylinder has a base of diameter 14 cm
22
and a vertical height of 20 cm. Take
.
7
Calculate
i. the area, in cm2, of the base
ii. the volume, in cm3, of the cylinder
iii. Show that the total surface area is
1188cm2.
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a
right triangular prism with AB = 15 cm, AD =
AE = 10 cm and ED = 12 c. Calculate the
volume of the prism.
33. Jun 96
30. Jun 91
The figure ABCDEF above, not drawn to scale,
represents a wedge with measurements as
shown. BC is perpendicular to the plane FEDC.
Calculate
i. the length in cm of BD
ii. the surface area, in cm2, of the wedge
iii. the volume in cm3, of the wedge
iv. the size of angle BDC.
The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
represents a right open ended paper cone. The
slant height VX is 14cm, the base diameter XY is
21 cm and VO is the height of the cone.
22
[take
]
7
i. Calculate, in cm , the circumference of
the base of the cone.
ii. Show that the height of the cone is
approximately 9.3 cm.
iii. Calculate the volume in cm3 of the
cone.
31. Jan 91
22
and
7
V r 2 , where V = volume, r = radius and h =
height of the cylinder.
a. The internal dimensions of a sauce pan
shaped like a cylinder height 20 cm and
diameter 35 cm. Calculate to the nearest
whole number,
i. the area, in cm2, of the bottom of
the saucepan
ii. the largest volume of liquid, in
cm3, which the saucepan can
hold.
b. The saucepan is filled with water which
is then poured into a empty cylindrical
pot of radius 21 cm. Calculate, to the
nearest cm, the height of the water level
above the bottom of the pot.
To answer this question use π =
34. Jan 97
a.
A rectangular tank is 8 m high and its
base is 4 m long and 3 m wide. The tank
is filled with water.
Calculate;
i. the area, in cm2, of the base of the
tank and write your answer in
standard form.
ii. the capacity, in litres, of the tank.
Use 100cm3 = 1 litre.
b. All the water from the rectangular tank
is pumped into a cylindrical tank to a
height of 8 m. Calculate to, 3 significant
figures, the radius of the base of the
cylindrical tank.
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35. Jan 99
37. Jun 01
22
]
7
i. A cylindrical metal drum of height 125
cm, has a capacity of 693 litres.
Calculate the diameter of the drum.
ii. Oil is poured into the drum for 1 hour
17 minutes at a rate of p litres per
minute until it just begin to overflow.
Calculate the value of p.
[100 cm3 = 1 litre]
[Take
[Take 3.142 ]
[curved surface area of a cylinder = 2 rh ]
The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
represents an open metal container. The crosssection of the container is a semi-circle of
diameter 1.5m the length of the container is
3.5m.
a. Write down the radius of the cross
section of the container.
b. Calculate in m2, to two decimal places
i. The area of the cross-section of the
container
ii. The outer curved surface area of
the container
iii. The total outer area of the container
c. Calculate the capacity, in m3, of the
container
d. Water is poured into the container at a
rate of 30 litres per minute. Calculate
the length of time in minutes it would
take to just fill the container.
[Note: 1m3=1000l]
36. Jun 99
A circular drain pipe, shown in the diagram
above, not drawn to scale, is 1 metre long, with
outer and inner radii of 20 cm and 15 cm
respectively.
i. Draw a cross-sectional view of the
drainpipe, showing the measurement of
the inner and outer radii.
Calculate;
ii. the area, in cm2, of the cross section of
the drain pipe.
iii. the amount, in cm3, of the material
required to construct the drain pipe.
iv. The capacity, in litres of the hallow
space of the drain pipe.
v. The volume, in litres , of water passing
through the pipe in 1 minute if the water
flows through the pipe at a speed of 1
metre per second
[Take 3.14 ]
38. Jan 02
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a
water tank in the shape of a right prism. AB = 25
cm, AD = 40 cm and the length of the tank is 1.2
m.
Calculate;
i. the volume, in cm 3, of the tank
ii. the depth of water in the tank when it
contains 45 litres of water.
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39. Jan 03
Mixed Shapes and Cross sections
41. Jun 90
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a
wooden prism of length 25 cm. the cross section
ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC,
BAD 90 , AB = 12 cm, BC = 5 cm,
CD 8 cm and AD = 3 cm.
Calculate
i. The area, in cm2, of the cross-section,
ABCD
ii. The volume, in cm3, of the prism
iii. The total surface area , in cm2, of the
prism.
22
]
7
The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
represents a plot of land ADCBE in the shape of
a square of sides 21 m with a semicircle at one
end.
i. Calculate, in metres the perimeter of the
plot.
ii. WXYZ is a rectangular flower bed of
length 15 m and width 12 m. Calculate
in m2 the area of the shaded section.
iii. The soil in the flower bed is replaced to
a depth of 30 cm. calculate in cubic
centimetres, the volume of the soil
replaced, writing your answer in
standard form.
[Take π =
40. Jan 03
a. The triangular prism, shown the
diagram below, not drawn to scale, is
18 cm long. Triangle GHI has a height
of 3 cm, HI = 8 cm and GH = GI.
42. Jun 97
b.
i. The area of triangle GHI
ii. The volume of the triangular
prism
iii. The length of GI
iv. The total surface area of the
prism.
The triangular prism is melted down
and made into a cube. Calculate the
length of an edge of the cube.
A rectangular block of wood is 6 cm high. The
cross-section of the block is a square of side 16
cm. A Cylindrical container is carved out of the
block. The cylinder is 5 cm deep and the
diameter of the cross section is 14 cm. the figure
above, not drawn to scale, shows the top
surface of the container.
Calculate;
a. the volume of the rectangular block of
wood
b. the area of face of the cylinder
c. The volume of the wood in the
container.
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[use
22
]
7
b.
43. Jun 02
your sketch the lengths of VD
and DH.
By calculation, determine VX the
height of the pyramid.
[X is the centre of the base]
45. Jan 90
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows
ABCDE, a vertical cross-section of a container
with ED being the top edge. DC and EF are
vertical edges. BC and AF are arcs of a circle of
radius 7 cm, and AB||ED.
ED = 30cm; AB = 16 cm; EF = DC = 9 cm
i. Taking
ii.
ABCDEFG is the sketch of the net of a right
pyramid
46. Jun 93
Notes for this question
22
Take
7
1
Volume of a cone = r 2 h
3
22
, show that the area of
7
ABCDEF is 459 cm2.
Water is poured into the container until
the water level is 4 cm from the top. If
the container is 40 cm long and has a
uniformed cross-section, calculate to the
nearest the volume of water in the
container.
Nets Plans and Elevations
44. Jun 82
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows
a major sector, AOB, of a circle of radius 6 cm. it
represents the net of a cone.
a. Show by calculation that the radius of
the base of the cone is 22 cm.
b. Calculate:
i. The radius of the base of the
cone
ii. The height of the cone giving
your answer correct to one
decimal place
c. Calculate to two significant figures the
volume, in litres, the cone holds when
filled
i. ABCDEFG is a sketch of the net of a
ii.
pyramid on a square base BDFH of side
3 cm with slant edges of length 5 cm.
a. Draw an accurate full size
diagram of the net.
b. Measure and write down the
length of EA.
The net is assembled as a pyramid with
apex V and base BDFH.
a. Sketch the cross section VDH of
the pyramid indicating clearly on
47. Jun 94
VMNPQ is a pyramid on a square base MNPQ
of side 40 cm.
i. Draw a diagram to represent the
pyramid. Clearly label the vertices.
ii. Draw a plan of the pyramid, viewed
from above. State the scale used.
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iii. The height of the pyramid is 20 cm.
50. Jun 96
Show that the length of the sloping
edge, VM, is 20 3 cm .
48. Jan 93
The diagram VXY above, not drawn to scale,
represents a right open-ended paper cone. The
slant height VX is 14 cm, the base diameter XY
is 21 cm, and VO is the height of the cone
22
[Take = ]
7
The cone is cut along a straight line drawn from
Y to V. the paper is flattened out to form a plane
figure.
i. Draw a diagram of the plane figure,
showing the position of V.
ii. Write the length of each side on your
diagram.
iii. Calculate the size, in degrees, of the
angle at V
The figure above, not drawn to scale, represents
a solid in the shape of a right cylinder joined to
the frustum of a cone.
Draw
i. the plan of the solid
ii. the elevation of the solid
49. Jan 93
51. Jun 97
The figure above, not drawn to scale, is a
sketch of s symmetrical jar. The jar is in the
shape of 2 cylinders joined by a frustum of a
cone. The diameter of the bottom cylinder is 8
cm and of the top cylinder is 2 cm. The height of
each cylinder is 2 cm. The total height of the jar
is 8 cm
Construct full size drawings of
i. the plan
ii. an elevation
The diagram above not drawn to scale, shows the
net of a box in which the sides are 5 cm high.
The shaded area is the base of the box.
Calculate to three significant figures
i. the area of the material used to make
the box
ii. the volume of the box
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56. Jun 98
52. Jan 99
53. The diagram above represents the net of a solid.
a. Draw a sketch of the solid represented.
b. Write down the number of edges for the
solid
c. State the name of the solid.
The diagram above represents a right circular
cone with a base radius of 9 cm and a slant
height of 15 cm. The cone is cut along OC, and
unrolled to form a sector OCC', from a circle of
centre O.
[Take π to be 3.14]
Calculate
i. the length in cm of the arc CC'
ii. the size of the angle COC' subtended by
the arc CC'
iii. the area, in cm2, of the curved surface of
the cone.
54. Jun 98
22
7
The rectangle, TUVW, represents a sheet of
metal, whose length UV is 100 cm and its
breadth, WV, is 88 cm. the sheet of metal is
formed in an open cylinder, by bringing T onto U
and V onto W.
a. Sketch a diagram of the cylinder and
clearly mark in 100 cm as a dimension
of the cylinder
b. Calculate the radius, in cm, of the base
of the cylinder.
c. If the cylinder is closed at one end,
calculate, in cm3, the capacity of the
cylinder.
d. If 50 litres of liquid is poured into the
cylinder, calculate, in cm, the depth of
the liquid in the cylinder.
For this question use
57. Jan 01
The figure above, not drawn to scale, shows the
cross-section ABCD of a swimming pool, 12 m
long. AB is the horizontal top edge, AD shows
the depth at the shallow end and BC the depth at
the deep end.
a. Calculate giving the answer correct to
1decimal place,
i. a, the angle that DC makes
with the horizontal
ii. the length of the sloping edge
b. Given that the pool is 5 m wide,
calculate the total surface of the inner
walls and the bottom of the pool
55. The distance around a circular lake is 1421
metres. What is the area of the lake?
22
[Take ]
7
39
58. G Jun 93
60. Dec 91
A closed storage container consists of a cuboid
ABDEPQST, to which a quadrant of a cylinder,
BCDQRS, is attached as shown in the diagram.
AE = 20 cm, ED = 30 cm, DC = 20 cm, and CR
= 70 cm. Taking π to be 3.142, and giving each
answer to 3 significant figures, calculate
ABC and D lie in a circle, centre O, of radius 14
cm.
AO is a diameter of a circle through A, P, O, and
Q
a. Write down the radius of the circle
APOQ
22
, calculate
b. Take to be
7
i. the area of the shaded region
ii. the total length of the boundary
of the shaded region
a.
b.
the area of the face ABCDE
the volume of the container
61. Dec 92
59. Jun 91
The diagram shows the cross section of a
swimming pool. The pool is 25 m long, 1 m deep
at one end and 2 m deep at the other end. The
bottom slopes uniformly from one end to the
other.
Water enters the pool at a constant rate and from
empty, the time taken to fill the pool completely
is 3 hours.
a. Find the area of the cross-section of the
pool
b. Find the time taken to fill the pool to the
depth of 1 metre at the deep end
c. Find the depth of the water at the deep
end after 2 hours
In this question take π to be 3.142.
Diagram 1 shows a cylindrical tank of diameter
60 cm and length 80 cm. the tank is partially
filled with water and placed with its curved
surface on a horizontal floor.
Diagram 2 shows a circular end of the cylinder,
O is the centre of the circle and D is vertically
below O. The chord AB represents the level of
the water surface and AOB 120
Calculate
a. the length of the arc ADB
b. the area of the triangle OAB
c. the area of the segment ADB (the
shaded part in diagram 2)
d. the area of the inside surface of the tank
which is in contact with the water
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ii. the circumference of the circle
The same piece of wire is then bent in the form
of a square
b. Calculate the area enclosed by the
square.
62. Jan 04
The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a
block of wood in the shape of a semi-circular
prism. The cross section of the prism has a
diameter of 30 cm. The length of the prism is 1.2
metres.
64. Jan 04
In the diagram below, not drawn to scale, O is
the centre of the circle. Angle AOB = 80° and
AB = 12 cm.
[Use π = 3.14]
Calculate, giving your answer to 3 significant
figures
i. the area in cm 2, of the cross section
ii. the volume, in cm3, of the prism.
63. Jun 04
22
in this question]
7
A piece of wire is bent in the form of a circle and
it encloses an area of 154 cm2.
a. Calculate
i. the radius of the circle
Calculate, giving your answer to two decimal
places
i. the radius of the circle
ii. the area of the minor sector AOB
iii. the area of the shaded region
[Use
FUNCTIONS
1. Jun 83
3. Jun 88
Given that f ( x)
x 1
2x 5
, g ( x)
,
x 1
2x 5
2x 3
, g : x 2
x 1
Evaluate f (2) and gf (2)
1
determine f x
Given that f : x
5x 1
2x 1
i. Evaluate f(3) and g(4)
ii. Show that hf(3) = 3
iii. Write down the expression for f—1
i.
ii.
iii. Calculate the value of x, for which
h( x )
a.
b.
2. Jun 87
4. Jan 89
x 1
x 1
1
Calculate g ( )
2
2
Given that g ( x) g[ g ( x)] and
Given that f : x 3 x 2 , g : x 2 x 5 ,
2x 3
h:x
x 1
a. Evaluate
i. g (6)
ii. fg (3)
b. If f ( x) = 8, calculate the value of x.
The function g ( x)
i.
ii.
f ( x) 0
f ( x) is unidentified.
g 3 ( x) g[ g 2 ( x)] and so on, show that
g 2 ( x) x and hence deduce the value
c. Obtain an expression, in terms of x, for
1
of g 21 ( )
2
h 1 ( x )
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answer on a number line.
5. Jun 89
Given that f ( x) 5 x and g ( x) x 2 ,
i. calculate f (2) and gf (2)
ii. determine x when fg ( x) 0
iii. prove that ( gf ) 1 23 5
9. Jun 91
The functions f and g are defined by:
f : x 5 x
6. Jan 90
g : x x3
Determine expressions for the functions:
i. fg ( x)
ii. g 1 ( x)
x 2 14
and x 0
5x
calculate f (4)
obtain an expression for fg ( x) if
g : x x 1
Given that f : x
i.
ii.
7.
Jan 91
a.
b.
10. Jan 93
Determine the inverse of the functions
i. f : x 2 x 5
Given f : x 3 x 7 and
4x
g:x
9 , calculate fg (10)
5
ii.
The functions f and g are defines by:
f : x x3
g : x px q
a. Determine the value of x if f(x) = –64
b. Given g (0) 5 , and fg (2) 8 ,
calculate the values of p and q.
c. Given that 8 fg ( x) 27 , determine
Hence, solve the equation
3x 1
2
x2
the domain of x:
i. If x is a real number
ii. If x is an integer
8. Jan 92
12. Jun 93
The functions f, g and h are defined as follows
f : x x 3
a composite function K is defines as
k ( x) (2 x 1)2
g : x x2
i. Express k ( x) as gf ( x) , where f(x) and
h : x x2 6x 9
g(x) are two simpler functions
a. Given that f 2 ( x) f [ f ( x)] and
ii. Show that k 1 ( x) f 1 g 1 ( x)
f 3 ( x) f [ f 2 ( x)] and so on,
i. Deduce an algebraic expression
13. Jan 95
in terms of x, for f 4 ( x) and
The functions f and g are defined as follows
f ( x) 2 x 2 5, x ¡
g ( x) 3 x 2, x ¡
a. Evaluate
i. f(–3)
ii. gf(–3)
hence, calculate f 4 (3) .
ii. Show that gf ( x) h( x)
i. Determine the range values of
ii.
x4
3x
11. Jan 93
3x 1
for x ¡ ,
Given that h : x
x5
i. State the value of x for which
a. h( x) 0
b. h( x) is unidentified.
ii. determine h 1 ( x)
b
.
g:x
h( x) such that h( x) 1
Show that if h( x) 25 , then
2 x 8
b. Write an expression for g 1 ( x)
c. Determine the value of x for which
g 1 ( x ) 4
c. Hence or otherwise, for x ¡ ,
d. Write an expression for gf ( x)
determine the range of values of x for
which 1 h( x) 25 and represent your
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ii. Hence, solve the equation 3x 2 4
14. Jun 95
Given that f ( x)
i.
ii.
g (2)
fg (4)
iii.
1
f
1
x, and g ( x) x - 2 calculate
2
21. Jun 98
Given f ( x) x 2 and g ( x) 5 x 3 , calculate
i.
ii.
(4)
iii. g 1 ( x)
15. Resit 95
Given that f ( x) 4 5 x and g ( x) x 2 1 ,
calculate
i. f (2)
ii. gf (1)
iii.
22. Jan 99
Given that f ( x) 2 x 3
i. Determine an expression for f 1 ( x)
ii. Hence, or otherwise, calculate the value
f 1 (4)
of x for which f ( x) 7
16. Jan 96
23. Jun 99
x 2 16
Given that h( x)
, calculate
x2
i. h(2)
ii. the value of x for which h( x) 0
If h( x) 1 3 x and k ( x) x 2 , calculate
i. hk ( x)
ii. hk (4)
(hk )1 ( x)
iii.
iv. the value of x when hk ( x) 0
17. Jun 96
If f ( x) 2 x 1 and g ( x)
i.
f (3)
ii.
g 1 ( x )
gf (3)
iii.
f (2)
gf (2)
24. Jan 00
1
( x 2) , calculate
2
1
x 1
2
Find the value of f 0
The function f : x
i.
ii. Find the value of x for which f x 5
25. Jun 00
18. Jan 97
Given that
f : x 3 x
x2
g:x
x5
a. Calculate g 2
x
Given that f ( x) x 3, and g ( x) , find
2
i. the values of f (3), g (2), and fg (2)
ii. expressions for fg ( x) and gf ( x)
2
19. Jun 97
b. State the value of x for which g x is
f and g are functions defined as follows:
f : x 3x 5
1
g:x x
2
a. Calculate the value of f (3)
b. Write expressions for
i. f 1 ( x)
ii.
g
1
not defined
Derive an expression for gf x
c.
d. Calculate the value of f 1 4
26. Jan 01
Given that f x x 2 and g x
( x)
3
,
x
i. calculate f 1
ii. write an expression for gf x
iii. calculate the values ox x so that
c. Hence, or otherwise, write an
expression for ( gf )1 ( x)
f x g x
20. Jan 98
Given f ( x) 3x 2
i. Determine f 1 ( x)
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2x 3
1
and h : x
x4
x
Calculate
i. the value of g 7
27. Jun 01
g:x
Given that g x x 3 and h x x , calculate
2
i.
g 5
ii.
g 1 7
ii. the value for which g x 6
Write expressions for
iii. hg x
iii. hg 0
iv. g 1 x
32. Jan 04
28. Jan 02
Given that f x 3 x 4 and g x x ,
calculate
i. g 25
Given that f x 9 x, and g x x 2 ,
calculate
i. f 3
ii.
iii.
ii. gf 15
g 4
fg 2
29. Jun 02
The functions f and g are defined by
x
f x 1
3
g x 2x 1
33. Jan 05
Te functions f and g are such that
2x 5
f x
and g x 2 x 3 .
x4
Calculate the value of
i. g 4
a. Calculate g 3
b.
Find in its simplest form
i.
f 1 x
ii.
g 1 x
iii.
ii.
fg 2
iii. g 1 7
fg x
fg 1 x
c. Show that fg 1 x g 1 f 1 x
iv.
34. Jun 05
The functions f and g are defined by
1
f x x 5
g x x2
2
Evaluate
i. g 3 g 3
30. Jan 03
Given that g x 6 x and h x x3
i.
ii.
h 3
hg 2
ii.
iii. gh 2
iii.
31. Jun 03
Two functions g and h are defined as
SIMPLE GEOMETRY
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f 1 6
fg 2
1. In the diagram below ACE and BCD are straight
3. In the triangle PQR shown below, PQ = QR and
lines.
QR = PR.
i. Calculate the value of the angle marked x°
ii. Calculate the value of the angle marked y°.
iii. Calculate the value of the angle marked z°.
[Give two reasons for your answers.]
i. What is the name of this type of triangle?
2. In the diagram below PQR is a right angled
triangle. PQ is parallel to TR.
PQ is 8.2 cm
PT is 5.2 cm
TR is 3.6 cm
TS is x cm
ii. What are the values of the angles marked
x° and y°?
4. Below is the plan of a farmer’s field.
What is the total area of the field?
Give your answer with the correct units
i. What is the area of the trapezium PQRT?
ii. Find x which is the distance TS.
iii. Find tan θ.
5. Use a ruler, a pencil, and a pair of compass only
for this question.
i. Draw a line segment, PQ, 7 cm long.
ii. Construct a line segment, LM, the
perpendicular bisector of PQ, such that
LM cuts PQ at O, and OL = OM = cm.
iii. Form a parallelogram PLQM by joining
the points P, L, Q and M.
iv. Measure and state the size of angle MPL.
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10. An exterior angle on a regular polygon measures
36°. How many sides does the polygon have?
v. What type of parallelogram is PLQM?
Give a reason for your answer.
11. The diagram below shows the quadrilateral
PQRS.
6. The shape ABCD below is a trapezium.
The angle CAD is 19°.
The angle ACD is 98°.
BCE is a straight line.
NQ is a straight line parallel to PS.
i. What is the size of the angle marked a?
Give a reason for your answer.
i. What is the size of the angle marked with
the letter p?
Give a reason for your answer.
ii. Work out the size of the angle marked b.
What property did you use to come up
with your solution?
ii. What is the size of the angle marked with
the letter q?
Give a reason for your answer.
12. Inside the regular hexagon below is an
equilateral triangle, a rhombus and a trapezium.
7. Below is the diagram (not drawn to scale) of a
regular pentagon.
a. What is the size of angle p?
b. What is the size of angle q?
c. The area of the equilateral triangle is
i. Calculate the value of the angle marked q.
d.
ii. Calculate the value of the angle marked p.
8. Fins the value of x in the diagram below.
5cm2. Work out the total area of the
regular hexagon.
By using a ruler and a pair of compass
construct an equilateral triangle with
sides 5 cm.
(Leave all construction lines on your
diagram.)
13. In the quadrilateral KLMN, not drawn to scale,
LM = LN = LK, KLM 140
9.
Two angles are supplementary, if one of the
angles is twice the measure of the other, what is
the measure of both angles?
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16. The figure below, not drawn to scale, is a regular
hexagon with centre X, and XY = 6 cm.
Calculate
i. the size of angle YZX
Giving reasons for each step of your answer,
calculate the size of
ii. the area of triangle YXZ, expressing your
i. LNK
answer correct to one decimal place.
ii. NLM
iii. the area of the hexagon.
iii. KNM
17. Two circles with centres P and Q and radii 5 cm
and 2 cm respectively are drawn so that they
touch each other at T and a straight line XY at S
and R.
14. In the diagram, below ABCD is a rectangle.
a.
State with a reason
i. why PTQ is a straight line
ii. the length PQ
What is the measure of
i.
iii. why PS is parallel to QR
DCY
b. N is a point on PS such that QN is
perpendicular to PS.
Calculate
ii. ABX
15. A regular polygon has an external angle of 90°.
What type of a polygon is it.
i. The length PN
ii. The length RS.
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18. Jun 95
20. Jun 90
ABCDE is a regular pentagon inscribed in a
circle centre O, radius 12 cm, as shown in the
diagram above, M is the midpoint of DC
LMNOPQ is a hexagon(not drawn to scale) with
Pˆ 110, Qˆ 130 and Oˆ 90,
Lˆ Mˆ Nˆ
i. Calculate the angle DOC (in degrees)
ii. Calculate DM
i. Calculate the value of L̂
iii. Hence find the perimeter of the pentagon
ii. Given that PO = 4cm and the area of
ΔNOP = 12 cm2. Calculate the length of
PN in cm, giving your answer correct to
one decimal place.
19. Jan 89
21. Jun 00
ABCDE is a pentagon, not drawn to scale, with
Aˆ Bˆ Dˆ x. Angle C = 72° and angle E =
81°. Calculate the value of x.
In the diagram above (not drawn to scale)
ABCDEF represents a regular polygon. Given
that the sum of the interior angles of an n-sided
polygon is 180(n – 2)°, calculate the size of
i. angle AFE
22. Jan 97
The angles of a quadrilateral taken in order are
90°, x°, 2x°, 3x°
ii. angle BCA
i. Calculate the size of the unknown
angles.
ii. Name the type of quadrilateral.
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23. Jun 92
25. Jan 95
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, BG is
parallel to DE, AF and CH are straight lines.
Calculate the values of x and y showing clearly
the steps in your calculation.
The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
represents a regular polygon PQRST.
i. Given that the sum of the interior angles
of the polygon with n sides is 180(n – 2)°,
calculate angle TSR and angle TRS.
26. Each of the exterior angle of a regular polygon is
20°. How many sides does the polygon have?
ii. Given further that angle PQR = x°, and
27. G Jun 93
angle RTP = y°, show that y 2 x.
24. Jun 96
ABCDE is a pentagon. The angles A, B, C, D,
and E are x°, 2x°, 3x°, 4x°, and 120°. Find the
value of x.
28. Jan 92
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, AB is
parallel to CD and EG is parallel to FH. Angle
IJL = 50° and angle KIJ = 95°
Calculate the values of x, y, and z showing
clearly the steps in your calculations.
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, angles
BAC = 24°, EDC = 30° and angle CED = x°.
Calculate in terms of x the size of
i. Angle AFD
ii. Angle BFE
iii. Hence deduce the value of x.
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ii. 210° in degrees
32. Jan 90
29. G Jun 91
In the diagram, ABC and ACD are isosceles
triangles in which AB = AC = AD and
BAC ACD 74
a.
The minute hand of a clock is 25 cm long and
the hour hand is 21 cm long. Calculate
Calculate
i. CAD
i. the distance moved by the tip of the
ii. BCA
hour hand when the time goes from 2
a.m. to 10 a.m. the same day.
b. What special type of quadrilateral is
ABCD?
ii. the smaller angle between the hands of
the clock when the time is 10 o’clock.
30. Jun 89
33. Jun 97
State three properties which define a rhombus,
with respect to its sides, angles and diagonals
In this question, use 3.14
A wheel is turning at a rate of 33 revolutions per
minute. Express this speed in radians per second,
correct to 2 significant figures
Similar Triangles
34. Jun 91
ABCD is a rhombus (not drawn to scale) with
AO = 4.8cm and BC = 3.6 cm
Calculate
i. The length of AB.
ii. The state of angle BAD to the nearest
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, PQ,
XY, and SR are parallel lines. QY = 10cm, YR =
5cm and XY = 3cm.
i. Prove that triangle PQX and RSX are
similar.
degree.
iii. The area of ABCD.
31. Jan 95
ii. Calculate the lengths of PQ and RS.
Given that π radians = 180° express
i.
iii. Calculate the ratio of the areas of the
radians in degrees
6
triangles PQX and RSX.
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35. Jan 93
37. Jun 99
In the figure above, not drawn to scale,
BAC 80 . AB = AC, MB = MC and BF is
perpendicular to AC.
i. Calculate the angles ABF, BMC, and
MCF.
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, KM is
parallel to HI, angle HKL = 97° and angle MLI =
32°
i. Show that triangle JKL is similar to
ii. Show that triangles ABF and MCF are
triangle JHI.
similar.
ii. Given that KL = 4 cm and HI = 10cm,
36. Jan 95
write down the value of the ratio
areaVJHI
areaVJKL
38. Jun 2002
Triangles PXY and PQR, not drawn to scale, are
similar triangles. PX = 4 cm, XQ = 6 cm, and
QR = 8 cm. Calculate
i. The length of XY in cm
ii. The area of triangle PXY given that the
area of triangle PQR is 50 cm2.
The diagram above, nor drawn to scale, shows
ABCD, a bucket of height 18 cm. The bucker is
made by removing a cone VAB of height h cm.
from a larger cone VCD. AMB, the diameter of
1
the circular base of the bucket is 17 cm. COD,
2
the diameter of the open top is 28 cm.
i. Show giving reasons that
ii. Determine the value of h.
51
h
5
.
18 h 8
ii. the area of triangle YXZ.
41. Jun 05
39. Jan 04
In the diagram below, not drawn to scale,
triangle ACD is an enlargement of triangle ABE,
with A as the center of enlargement, AB = 6 cm
and BC = 4 cm.
The figure SJKM above, not drawn to scale, is a
trapezium with SJ parallel to MK, angle MJK =
124°, image MSJ = 136° and SM = SJ = 50 m.
a. Calculate the size of
i. Angle SJM
ii. Angle JKM
b. Calculate, expressing your answer
correct to one decimal place, the length
of
i. MJ
ii. JK
Calculate
i. the scale factor of enlargement which
maps triangle ABE onto triangle ACD.
42. Jun 05
ii. the area of triangle ACD, in cm2, given
In the diagram below ABCDE is a pentagon
BAE 108, ABC 90 , AED 80,
ADC 57 and AE is Parallel to CD.
that the area of triangle ABE is 18 cm2.
40. Jun 05
Calculate the size of the angle marked
i. x°
ii. y°
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, P and
Q are midpoints on the side XY and XZ of the
triangle XYZ. Given that XP = 7.5 cm and XQ =
4.5 cm and the area of triangle XPQ = 13.5 cm2,
calculate
Show all steps in your calculations and give
reasons for your answers.
i. the size of PXQ expressing your answer
correct to the nearest degree.
CONSTRUCTION
1.
ii. Find the point D on AB such that CD =
Jun 81
DB. Measure and state the length of AD
in centimetres
i. Using a ruler and a compass only,
construct triangle ABC with A 60 ,
B 45 and AB = 10 cm.
Measure and state the length of BC in
centimetres.
2.
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Jun 88
Using a ruler and a compass only for this
question. All construction lines and arcs must be
clearly shown and be of sufficient length and
clarity to permit assessment.
i. Construct triangle ABC in which AB = 8
cm, A 45 and B 60
ii. Construct also the perpendicular
bisector of AC to meet AB at X.
iii. Measure accurately and state the lengths
of AC and AX.
[Credit will be given for construction lines
clearly shown]
8. Jan 96
Using ruler and compass only:
i. Construct triangle FGH with FG = 7.5
cm, angle FGH = 120° and angle GFH
= 30°
ii. Locate on FG, the point M, the
midpoint of FG. Show all construction
lines
Measure and state the size of angle
GMH
3. Jun 89
Construct triangle BAB such that AB = 8 cm,
AD = 6.5 cm and angle DAB = 70°. Through D
construct DC parallel to AB. Construct also the
line BC perpendicular to AB. Measure and state
the length of DC. [show all construction lines
clearly]
9.
4. Jan 91
Using ruler and compass only, construct triangle
PQR in which QR = 8.6, PQ = 7.2 cm and angle
PQR = 60°.
i. Construct the perpendicular bisector of
PR to meet PR at S
ii. Measure and write down the length of
SR in centimetres.
10. Jun 99
i. Using ruler and compass only, construct
VABC with BC = 10 cm, AB = 4.5 cm
and ABC =120°. Bisect BAC , such
that the bisector of BAC meets BC at
X.
ii. Measure and state the length, in cm, of
CX.
iii. The size of the angle ACX.
5. Jun 93
Using ruler and compass only, construct a
triangle ABC, with AB = 9.5 cm, triangle AC =
7.5 cm and angle BAC = 60°
i. Locate the point D such that DB is
perpendicular to AB and is parallel to
AB.
Measure and state the length of BD in
centimetres.
6.
7.
Jun 96
i. Construct triangle LMN with MN = 10
cm, LM = 6.5 cm and LMN = 50°.
ii. Measure and state the length of LN.
iii. Measure and state the size of angle
LNM.
iv. Using ruler and compass only, construct
LX so that LX is perpendicular to MN
and meets MN in X
11. Jan 99
Using ruler and compass only, construct a
triangle XYZ, in which YZ = 7.5 cm, angle XZY
= 30° and angle XYZ = 90°
Measure and write down the length of XY.
[All construction lines must be clearly shown]
Jan 95
i. Using ruler and compass only, construct
a triangle EFG with EF =4.5 cm, FG =
7.5 cm and angle FEG = 45°
ii. Measure and state
a. the length of EG in cm
b. the size of angle FEG
12. Jan 00
Using ruler and compass only, construct a
triangle WXY with WX = 7 cm, XY = 6 cm and
angle WXY = 90°
Jun 95
i. Using ruler and compass only, construct
triangle CAB with angle CAB = 60°,
AB = 8 cm and AC = 9 cm.
ii. Construct the perpendicular bisector of
AB to meet AC at X and AB at Y
Measure and state the length of XY
iii. Measure and state the size of angle
ABC.
Measure and write down the size of angle YWX
[All construction lines must be clearly shown]
13. Jan 02
Using a ruler and a compass only, construct a
triangle PQR with QR = 6.5 cm, PQ = 8.0 cm
and PQR 75
Measure and state the length of PR in cm.
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Triangles and Circles
[Note: All construction lines must be clearly
shown]
14. Jan 97
37. Jun 92
Using ruler and compass only, construct
i. Triangle PQR with PQ = 8 cm, QR =
7.5 cm, PQR 60
ii. The perpendicular bisector of QR
iii. The circle QR as diameter
a. Using ruler and compass only, construct
b.
a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB =
AD = 6 cm, BC = 4 cm, angle BAD =
60°, and angle ABC = 90°.
Measure and state
i. the length of DC
ii. the size of angle ADC
38. Jan 93
Using ruler and a pair of compass only, construct
a parallelogram OPQR, in which OP = 6 cm, OR
= 4 cm and angle ROP = 120°.
Measure and state the length of the longer
diagonal
15. Jun 01
Using ruler and compass only,
i. Construct triangle DEF with EF = DF =
7.5 cm and DE = 5 cm.
ii. Construct the circle which lies within
triangles DEF and touches each side of
the triangle.
iii. Measure and write down the length of
the radius of the circle
39. Jun 94
Using ruler and protractor, construct
quadrilateral VWXY in which YX = 8 cm, angle
XVY=80°, VY = 6 cm, XW = 7 cm and angle
XYW = 35°. Measure and state the length of VW
correct to one decimal place
40. Resit 95
All construction lines must be clearly shown
a. Using ruler and compass only, construct
a quadrilateral ABCD with AB = 8 cm,
AD = 8 cm, BC = 5.4 cm, angle DAB =
90°, and angle ABC = 120°
b. Measure and state the size of the angle
BCD
Triangles and Quadrilaterals
16. Jun 83
a. Construct a triangle ABC such that AB
= 6 cm, BC = 4.5 cm and CA = 3 cm.
b. Construct the image of triangle ABC,
found by reflecting triangle ABC in line
AB. Label the image of C as C
c. Measure and state the length of CC
d. If AB intersects CC at N, write down
two statements about NC
e. State the type of polygon formed by the
composite figure ABC and its image
41. Jun 97
a. Using ruler and compass only, construct
b.
c.
35. Jan 90
Using ruler an compass only
a. construct a trapezium ABCD in which
AD = 9 cm, AB = 6 cm, BC = 5 cm,
angle BAD = 30° and BD is parallel to
AD
b. construct the perpendicular BF to meet
AD at F
c. measure and state the length of BF in
centimetres
the trapezium KLMN with KL parallel
to NM, KL = 4 cm, NM = 7 cm,
KLM 120 , and LM = 6 cm.
Show that NKL MNK 90
Show, by calculation, that the distance
between KL and MN is 3 3 cm.
42. Jun 98
i. All construction lines must be shown
Draw a line PR which measures 7.5 cm.
Construct the perpendicular bisector QS
of PR to meet PR at O, such that OQ
and OS both measure 5 m. Complete
the parallelogram PQRS.
ii. State the name of this type of
parallelogram. Measure and state, in
cm, the length of PQ.
iii. Measure and state the size of angle QPS
36. Jun 91
Using ruler and compass only, construct a
parallelogram ABCD such that AB = 6.5 cm, AD
= 5.7 cm and angle DAB = 60°. Measure and
state the length of BD in centimetres
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parallelogram KLMN, so that KL = 8 cm, LM =
6 cm and angle KLM = 135°.
Draw KM. Measure and state its length.
43. Jan 99
User ruler and compass only, construct a triangle
XYZ, in which YZ =7.5 cm, angle XZY = 30°
and angle XYZ = 90°. Measure and write down
the length of XY
[All construction lines must be clearly shown]
44. Jan 00
Using ruler and compass only, construct triangle
WXY with WX = 7 cm, XY = 6 cm and angle
WXY = 90°.
Measure and write down the size of angle YWX.
[All construction lines must be clearly shown]
47. Jun 05
Using a ruler and a pair of compass only,
construct the rectangle PQRS in which PQ = 8
cm and PS = 6 cm.
Measure and state the length of the diagonal in
centimetres.
48. Jan 04
45. Jun 00
Using ruler and compass only:
i. Construct triangle ABD such that BD =
7, angle ABD = angle ADB = 60°.
ii. Construct AX which is perpendicular to
BD and meets BD at X
iii. Complete the quadrilateral ABCD such
that AC = 2AX.
iv. Measure and write down the length of
AC.
v. Name the type of quadrilateral you have
drawn
[All construction lines must be clearly shown]
Using ruler and compass only, construct triangle
PVY as shown above where each side is of
length 6 cm
46. Jan 01
Using ruler and compass only, construct a
COORDINATE GEOMETRY
the coordinates of the point at which
the perpendicular bisector meets the y–
axis
1. Jun 85
A quadrilateral ABCD is formed by joining the
points whose coordinates are A(–2, o), B(0, 4),
C(7, 3), and D(3, –5)
a. Calculate the length of AC
b. Show that BD is perpendicular to AC
c. Prove that ABCD is a trapezium.
3. Jan 90
A straight line HK cuts the y–axis at (0 –1). The
gradient of HK is
2. Jun 88
2
.
3
Show that the equation of the line HK is
2x 3y 3 .
The coordinates of A and B are (3, 5) and (7, 1)
respectively. X is the midpoint of AB.
a. Calculate
i. the length of AB
ii. the gradient of AB
iii. the coordinates of X.
b. Determine the equation of the
perpendicular bisector of AB and state
4. Jun 94
The coordinates of the points A and B are
(5, 24) and (–10, –12) respectively.
a. Calculate the gradient of the line
joining A and B
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b.
Determine the equation of AB.
9. Jun 98
c. State the coordinates of the y–axis
on the graph below, the point P(x, y) has been
marked in
intercept for the line AB.
5. Jun 95
A straight line is drawn through the points
A(5, 3) and B(1, 2)
a. Determine the gradient of AB
b. Write the equation of the line AB
6. Jan 96
The coordinates of A and B are (3, 1) and
(-1, 3) respectively.
i. Find the gradient of the line AB.
ii. State the coordinates of the midpoint of
A and B
iii. Hence determine the equation of the
perpendicular bisector of AB.
i. Write down the coordinates of P.
ii. Through P, draw a straight line whose
y axis intercept is 4.
iii. Calculate the gradient of the straight line.
iv. Determine the equation of the straight line
7. Resit 95
10. Jan 99
The line ,L, joining the point (x, 2) to the point
3
(3, –1) has gradient
. Determine
4
i. the value of x
ii. the coordinates of the midpoint of the line
joining the point (5, 6) to the point (3, 1)
iii. the equation of the line perpendicular to
the line represented by y x 3 and
passing through the point (3, –1)
11. Jun 99
The coordinates of the points L and N are (5, 6)
and (8, -2) respectively.
i. State the coordinates of the midpoint, M,
of the line LN.
ii. Calculate the gradient of the line LN.
iii. Determine the Equation of the straight
line which is perpendicular to LN and
which passes through the point, M.
The diagram above shows the two points A(6, 7)
and B (3, 2)
a.
b.
c.
Calculate the gradient of AB
Determine the equation of the line AB
Obtain the value of x, if a point
P(x, -6) lies on AB
12. Jan 00
8. Jan 98
A straight line joins two points H(-4, 6) and
G(5, 3)
i. Calculate the gradient of HG.
ii. Determine the equation of HG.
iii. Write down the gradient of any line drawn
perpendicular to HG.
The equation of a line ,L, is 5 x 2 y 9
i. Write the equation of L in the form
y mx c
ii. Hence, state the gradient of the line L
iii. A point, N, with coordinates (h, h) lies on
the line. Calculate the value of h.
iv. Find the equation of the line through (0, 2)
perpendicular to L.
13. Jan 92
A straight line passes through the points M(I, 4)
and N(4, –2)
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iii. the equation of the line passing through
Rand parallel to PQ
i. Calculate the gradient of the line MN.
ii. Determine the equation of the line MN.
iii. Deduce the coordinates of the point L
18. Jan 02
where MN cuts the y -axis
14. Jun 00
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows
the line AB passing through points A(2, 1) and
B(4, –3)
a. Calculate the gradient of the line AB
b. Write the equation of the line AB
CD is a line parallel to AB and passes through
the origin
c. Write the equation of the line CD
d. Calculate the gradient of the line
perpendicular to CD
The graph above shows a straight line QT
intersecting the y– axis at T.
i. State the coordinates of T
ii. Calculate the gradient of QT
iii. Determine the equation of QT
15. Jun 96
19. Jun 02
The graph above shows a straight line EF
intersecting the x-axis at F
i. State the coordinates of F
ii. Calculate the gradient of EF
iii. Determine the equation of EF
16. Jan 01
E is the point (–2, 5) and F is the point (2, -3).
Find by calculation,
a. the coordinates of G, the midpoint of
EF
b. the gradient of EF
c. Determine the equation of the
perpendicular bisector of EF.
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, AB is
a straight line joining A(–1, 9) and B(3, 1).
a. Calculate the gradient of the line AB
b. Determine the equation of the line AB
c. Write the coordinates of G, the point of
intersection of AB and the y-axis
d. Write the equation of the line through
O, the origin, that is perpendicular to
AB.
e. Write the equation of the line through
O that is parallel to AB
17. Jun 01
P is the point (4, 2), Q is the point (12, 5) and R
is the point (1, 3). Calculate
i. the length of PR
ii. the gradient of PQ
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and calculate the coordinates of D.
20. Jun 81
A and B are coordinates (1,m 2) and (–5, –6)
respectively. The lines AC and BC have
gradients 3 and –2 respectively
i. Calculate the coordinates of C
ii. S is the midpoint of AC and T is the
midpoint of BC. Calculate
a. the gradient of ST
b. the length of ST
25. A Jun 90
The line 3 x y 15 intersects the axes at A and
B, Find
i. the coordinates of A and of B
ii. the distance AB
26. A Jun 90
Three points have coordinates A(-5, 6), B(1, –4)
and C(3, 4).
By calculation
i. show that the triangle is isosceles
ii. find the coordinates of the midpoint of
the longest side
21. Jun 84
The points A(0, 9) and B(0, 4) are mapped by a
rotation with centre C on to the points
A(8, 7) and B (4, 4)
a. Using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on both
b.
c.
d.
axis, plot the points A, B, A and B
State
i. The relationship of A and A to
C
ii. The size of the triangle BMC
where M is the midpoint of BB
By suitable construction find the
coordinates of C.
Measure and state the angle of rotation
to the nearest degree.
27. A Jun 90
The points A(–1, 10) and C(3, 2) re opposite
corners of a rhombus ABCD. The midpoint B
lies on the x–axis and E is the midpoint of AC.
Calculate the coordinates of the points E, B, and
D.
28. Jun 02
In JKI , the coordinates of the vertices are J(0,
10), K(5, –4), and L(7, 2)
i. Draw JKL
ii. Determine the coordinates of M, the
midpoint of KL.
iii. Show by calculation, that JK = JL.
22. Jun 90
x
1
3
6
y
3
19
t
The table above shows the relation of the form
y kx 2 c where k and c are constants.
Calculate the value of t.
29. June 02
A straight line is drawn through the points A(1,
1) and B(5, –2).
a. Calculate the gradient of the line AB
b. Write down the gradient of any line
that is perpendicular to AB.
c. Determine the equation of the line
which passes through D(3, 2) and is
perpendicular to AB.
Write the equation in the form
y mx c
23. Jun 80
The following incomplete table gives points on
a straight line L1
x
0
2
7
11
y
1
–9
–15
Find the equation of the line L1 , and complete
the table.
30. Jun 05
A Straight line passes through the point P(–3, 5)
2
and has a gradient of .
3
i. Write down the equation of this line in
the form y mx c
ii. Show that this line is parallel to the line
2x 3y 0
L2 is the line perpendicular to L1 and L2 cuts
the x–axis at (25, 0). Calculate the coordinates of
the point where L2 cuts the y–axis
24. A Jun 89
Find the equation of the line joining A(–1, –9) to
B(6, 12).
Another line passes through C(7, –5) and meets
AB at right angles at D. Find the equation of CD
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31. Jun 04
a. What was the charge for a plumbing
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
job which took 20 minutes?
How many minutes were spent
completing repairs that cost
i. $38.00
ii. $20.00?
What is the amount of fixed charge?
Calculate the gradient of the line
Write the equation of the line in terms
of d and t.
Determine the length of the time taken
to complete a job for which the charge
was $78.00
34. Jan 06
The equation of line l is y = 4x + 5.
State the gradient of any line that is parallel to
l
Determine the equation of the line parallel to l
that passes through the point (2, -6).
On the section of XY-plane above
i. Write down the coordinates for the
point P
ii. Draw the line segment PQ through the
3
point P, such that gradient of PQ is
.
2
iii. Write down the equation of the line
passing through P and Q.
35. A straight line connects the points P(-8, 1) and
Q(3, -5)
i. Determine the gradient of the line PQ
ii. What are the coordinates of M, the
32. Find the equation of the straight line, AB, that
midpoint of PQ
passes through the points A(5, 6) and B( -5, 2).
Determine the equation of the line that is
parallel to AB and intercepts the x–axis (1, 0).
iii. Calculate the distance between P and Q
iv. Another point R(9, 6) is connected to Q
by a straight line. Show by calculation
that QP is equal in length to QR.
36. What is the distance between the points A(2, –3)
and B( –3, 8)?
33. Jun 04
The amount a plumber charges for service
depends on the time taken to complete the
repairs plus a fix charge.
The graph below shows the charge in dollars(d)
for the repairs in terms of the number of
minutes(t) taken to complete the repairs.
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SETS
1.
Jun 82
- Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate the
following proposition
i. All students are members of
Plymouth School
ii. Students who study hard swim
well
iii. Kevin, Lisa, and Martin are 5th
form students.
iv. Martin studies hard.
- Use your Venn diagram to determine
whether the following conclusions are
true(T), false(F), or inconclusive(I).
Justify your answers.
i. Kevin is a member of
Plymouth School
ii. Martin swims well.
ii. Robert who is 2.2 m tall, does
not play basketball.
4. Jan 98
The universal set
{2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12} The set P, Q, and R each
contain 2 members and P Q R
Given that (Q R) (2, 12) , determine
i. The members of the set P
ii. The members of Q R
iii. The number of possible subsets which
can be formed from Q R
iv. The value of n( P R)
Two Intersecting Sets
5. Jun 96
2. Jun 83
Let
U = {persons}
M = {mathematician}
N = {numerate persons}
P = {poets}
Examine each of the Venn diagrams below and
state whether each satisfies the following three
statements. Justify your answer in each case.
*All mathematicians are numerate*
*Some poets are mathematicians*
*Krishna Naipaul (k) is a poet*
The Venn Diagram above shows two sets, X and
Y which are subsets of the universal set ξ.
Copy the diagram and shade the region which
represents ( X Y ) X
6. Jun 94
Given the following information:
U = {3, 6, 9, 12, …, 27}
E = {even numbers}
G = {numbers greater than 20}
E and G are subsets of U
i. List the members of E and of G
ii. Draw a Venn diagram to represent the
above data
iii. State n( E G )
3. Jun 90
Consider the following three statements:
1. Some students play basketball
2. Tall students are over 2 metres in height
3. All basketball players are tall
a. Represent the statement in a suitable
Venn diagram, showing and stating an
appropriate universal set
b. Show on your diagram
i. Nina is 1.5 m tall
7. Jan 98
Students in a class of 30 must take either
Mathematics or Biology or both. 12 students take
both Mathematics and Biology and 20 take
Mathematics.
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i. Represent this information on a Venn
diagram
ii. Calculate the number of students who take
biology only
respectively.
8. Jan 00
A department store sells jewellery and cosmetics.
On any one day the total number of persons
buying jewellery or cosmetics or both was 400.
i. Given that (n(C ) 33, n( D) 41,
n(C D) x , write down, in terms of x,
the values of n( P) and n(Q) .
ii. If n(C D) 51, Calculate the value of
x.
250 persons bought jewellery
2x persons bought cosmetics only
x persons bought both jewellery and cosmetics
i. Draw a carefully labelled Venn diagram to
illustrate the information.
ii. Write an expression, in x, to represent the
total number of persons buying jewellery
or cosmetics or both
iii. Hence, calculate the number of persons
who bought cosmetics.
12. Jun 02
9. Jan 01
In the Venn diagram above,
U = {whole numbers less than 10} and A and B
are subsets of U.
i. Describe A and B in words
ii. List the Members of A B and describe
the set, in words, in relation to A and B.
Determine n( A B)
In a group of 40 students, all students study
Mathematics.
28 students study Biology and Mathematics
20 students study geography and Mathematics
x students study all 3 subjects
i. Draw a Venn diagram to represent the
above information, showing, in terms of x,
the number of students in each subset.
ii. Determine the number of students who
study all three subjects.
13. Jun 03
The Universal set. U. is given as
U = {1,2,3, … 13,14,l5}
The sets A and B are subsets of U such that
A = { Factors of 12}
B = { Multiples of 3}.
i. List the members of the set of A.
ii. List the members of the set of B
iii. Represent the sets, A, B and U, on a Venn
diagram.
iv. List the members of ( A B)
10. Jan 02
A survey conducted among a group of 50
students showed that:
30 students played football
9 students played cricket and football
x students played neither cricket nor football
3x students played cricket only.
i. Draw a clearly labelled Venn diagram to
illustrate the information above.
ii. Determine the number of students who
played cricket
14. Jun 03
In a group of 55 students,
31 students passed French
2x students passed Spanish only
x students passed both French and Spanish
10 students passed neither French nor Spanish
i. Drew a CLEARLY labelled Venn diagram
to illustrate the information above.
ii. Calculate the number of students who
passed Spanish.
iii. Calculate the number of students who
passed ONLY ONE subject.
11. Jun 98
Intersecting & Disjoint Sets
The following Venn diagram shows set C and D,
where P and Q are subsets of C and D
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15. Jan 98
19. Jun 84
The Universal Set,
ξ = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}
X={2, 3, 5, 7, 11}
Y = {1, 3, 5, 1, 9, 11}
Z = {4, 8, 12}
U = {natural numbers}
P = {{factors of 12}
Q = {factors of 6}
R = {multiples of 12}
Draw a Venn diagram to represent the these sets
and show on the diagram, in the appropriate
region the numbers for P, Q, R and P Q
i. Draw the Venn diagram to represent the
above information.
ii. List the members of the set X Y
20. Jun 86
16. Jun 98
A, B, and C are three sets such that C s a subset
of B and
n(U ) n( A B C ) 58 , n( B C ) 35 ,
n( B C ) 22 , and n( A C ) 10
n( A) 40 , and n( A B) 23
The Universal set E contains the sets J, K, and L
such that : J K , J K and
L ( J K )
Draw a Venn diagram to show the relationship
amongst the sets J, K, and L.
U represents the Universal set. Draw a Venn
diagram to represent the above information and
hence, determine n B A C
17. Jun 00
The Venn diagram below shows the number of
students doing Mathematics (M), Accounts (A),
and French (F) in a class of 50.
21. Jan 89
In a class of 34 students, every student plays at
least one of the following games: tennis, cricket,
football.
Twenty four students play cricket; sixteen play
tennis; and fifteen play football. Those who play
tennis also play cricket but not football. Some of
the students who play football also play cricket.
i. Write down an expression, in terms of x,
for the number of students who do
accounts.
ii. Write down an equation, in terms of x,
which shows the information in the Venn
diagram.
iii. Determine the number of students who do
Mathematics only.
iv. Determine the number of students who do
French
i. Draw a carefully labelled Venn diagram to
represent the above information.
ii. Calculate:
1. the number of students who play
both cricket and football.
2. the number of students who play
cricket only.
18. Jun 87
U = {class of 36 pupils}
W = {15 pupils who walk to school}
R = {18 pupils who ride to school}
L = {20 Pupils who lunch at school}
22. Jun 90
i. Draw and label a Venn diagram to show the
following information:
A, B, and C are sets and U is the universal
set; n(U ) 45, B A
n(A) = 23, n(8) = 14, n(C) = 20,
n(A C ) = 8 , and n( B C ) = 3,
All the pupils who neither ride nor walk to
school have their lunch at school.
Ten of the pupils who walk and 7 of the pupils
who ride have their lunch at school.
ii. Hence, determine:
a. n( A B ) and
b. n( A B C )
Draw a Venn diagram to represent this
information. Indicate clearly the number of
elements of each set and subset.
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23. Jun 88
Given that:
U is the set of persons In Tobago
C is the set of persons in Tobago who like
calypso.
S is the set of persons in Tobago who like steel
band.
P is the set of persons in Tobago who like popmusic.
All persons who like calypso also like steel band
but do not like pop-music
Some persons who like steel band also like popmusic.
- Draw a carefully labeled Venn diagram
to illustrate this data.
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25. Jan 99
There are 50 students in Form 6S.
Every student does at least one of the subjects
Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology.
All students who do Biology also do Chemistry.
No student who does Mathematics does Biology.
7 students do Biology
35 students do Mathematics
25 students do Chemistry
x students do both Mathematics and Chemistry.
i. Draw a clearly labeled Venn diagram to
illustrate this information.
ii. Write, in terms of x, the number of
persons who do Chemistry only
iii. Write an Equation in x to represent the
total number of students in form 6S.
iv. Hence, calculate the number of persons
who do both Mathematics and Chemistry.
Given that n(U ) 40000 ,
n( S ) 25000, n(c) 10000 and
n( P ) 8000
Determine
i. n( S C )
ii. n(C P )
26. Jun 01
24. Jun 97
The Universal set
U = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
A = {0, 1, 2, 7, 9}
B = {3, 4, 5}
C = {2}
i. Draw a Venn diagram to represent the
above information
ii. List, using set notation, the members of
the set A B .
The Venn diagram above represents information
about the 40 members of a youth club.
F = {members who play football}
C = {members who play cricket}
T = {members who play tennis}
The same number, x, play football only and
tennis only.
Three Set Intersections
27. Jun 95
i. Calculate the number who plays football.
ii. State the information represented by the
shaded region of the Venn diagram.
iii. State the relationship between the members
of C and F, and between C and T.
The Venn diagram above shows the universal set
ξ and three subsets A, B, and C. The lower case
letters written in the diagram are members of the
various subsets.
i. List the members of ( A B C )
ii. List the members of B C
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ii. Calculate the value of x.
iii. State the value of n( B C )
28. Jan 95
Use the answer sheet provided to answer this
part of the question.
27. Jun 91
There are 50 students in form VI
All students study Mathematics
17 study Biology
18 study Chemistry
24 study Physics
5 study Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
7 study Physics, Biology and Mathematics
6 study Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
2 study all four subjects
In a class of 56 students, each student does at
least one of the three subjects, English,
Mathematics, and Science.
a. Draw a carefully labelled Venn diagram
10 students do English and Science only
5 students do Science only
5 students do Mathematics and English only.
No student does Mathematics only
15 students do three subjects
x students do mathematics and science only
2x students do English only.
b.
to represent the data, using the universal
set as the set of students who study
Mathematics.
Determine the number of students who
study at least three subjects.
Calculate the number of students who
study Mathematics only
c.
28. Jun 92
i. Complete the Venn diagram to illustrate
the information in this question
ii. Write an expression in x to represent the
composition of the class
iii. Hence, calculate the number of students
who do English only.
26. Resit 95
Information from a survey on 175 persons about
the goods, services and prices of a supermarket
is as follows:
110 persons complained about the prices
67 persons complained about the services
55 persons complained about the goods
20 persons complained about goods and prices
only
11 persons complained about services and prices
only
16 persons complained about goods and services
only
2 persons had no complaints
x persons complained about all three.
The Venn diagram above illustrates some of the
information given below.
There are 100 members in a foreign language
club.
48 members speak Spanish
45 members speak French
52 members speak German
15 members speak Spanish and French
18 members speak Spanish and German
21 members speak German and French
Each member speaks at LEAST one of the three
languages
Let the number of members who speak all 3
languages be x.
i. Write an algebraic expression to represent
i. Draw a Venn Diagram to represent the
the number of members in the shaded
region.
information from the survey.
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4 Students do not study any of these subjects
ii. Describe the region shaded.
iii. Write an equation to show the total
i. Draw a carefully labelled Venn diagram
to represent the information above
ii. Determine the number of students who
study Physics
iii. Given that X students study
Mathematics and Chemistry only, and
twice as many study Chemistry only,
write an algebraic equation to represent
the information given and hence
calculate the value of x.
number of members in the club.
Hence, determine the number of members
who speak all three languages.
iv.
29. Jan 92
In a town there are 20 shops which sell shoes,
hats and dresses.
x shop sell shoes, hats and dresses
9 shops sell shoes and hats
8 shops sell shoes and dresses
10 shops sell hats and dresses.
32. Jan 94
i. Draw and label a Venn diagram to
represent the information given above.
ii. It is given further that:
12 shops sell shoes
15 shops sell hats
14 shops sell dresses .
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A newspaper agent delivers newspapers to a
village. He sells the Express, the Advocate, and
the Gleaner. Of the 150 households in the
village,
40 households receive the Express
35 households receives the Advocate
60 households receives the Gleaner
7 households receive the Express and the
Advocate
10 households receive the Advocate and the
Gleaner
4 households receive the Express and the
Gleaner
34 households receive no papers at all
x households receive all 3 newspapers
Determine in terms of x, the number of
shops which sell only shoes.
Calculate the value of x.
30. Jan 92
Every student of a class of 39 plays AT LEAST
ONE of the games: cricket, football, tennis.
2 students play only cricket.
9 students play only cricket and football
5 students play only cricket and tennis
11 students play both football and tennis
x students play all 3 games.
i. Draw a carefully labelled Venn diagram to
represent the information above.
ii. Given that nineteen students play no
cricket, and that 18 students play tennis;
iii. Calculate:
- the value of x
- the number of students who play only
football.
i. Copy in your answer booklet the Venn
diagram above. Write, in the appropriate
regions, expressions in terms of x, for
each subset of seta A, E, and G.
ii. Write an algebraic equation in x to
illustrate all the information given
iii. Solve the equation and hence determine
the number of households which bought
the express paper only.
31. Jun 93
33. Jun 89
There are 68 students In Form V
15 students study Mathematics only
12 students study Physics only
8 students study Physics and Chemistry only
2 students study Physics and Mathematics only
3 students study Mathematics Physics and
Chemistry
A survey on a sample of persons who read at
least one of the magazine P, Q, and R yielded the
following data.
72 persons read P
53 persons read Q
65
29 persons read R
14 persons read only P and R
9 persons read only P and Q
2 persons read only Q and R
44 persons read P only.
36. Jun 98
The Venn diagram below shows sets C and D
where P and Q are subsets of C and D
respectively
i. Use x to represent the number of persons
who read all three magazines. Draw a
carefully labelled Venn diagram to
represent the data.
ii. Determine the value of x.
iii. Calculate the number of persons in the
sample.
i. Given that n(C) = 33, n(D) = 41,
n(C D) x , write down in terms of x,
the values of n(P) and n(Q).
ii. If n(C D)=51 , calculate the value of x.
34. Jan 91
There are 46 students in a class. Homework was
given in Mathematics, Spanish, and Accounts. 4
students did not do homework. Other students
did homework as listed below.
37. Jun 99
Given that E {a, b, c, d, e, f, g}
L {a, b, c, d, e}
M {a, c, e, g} and
N {b, e, f, g}
i. Draw a Venn diagram showing the sets: E,
L, M and N and their elements
ii. List the members of the set represented
by ( L M ) N
iii. Write down the value of n(L M ) N
Subject
No. of Students
All three subjects
8
Mathematics and Accounts only
3
Accounts and Spanish only
7
Spanish and Mathematics only
5
Accounts only
2
Spanish only
6
i. Draw a labelled Venn diagram to illustrate
the information given above.
ii. Calculate the number of students who did
homework in Mathematics.
iii. Calculate the number of students who did
homework in only one subject.
38. Jun 85
Of the 100 candidate who wrote examination in
Computer Science, Statistics and Accounts, 48
candidates passed Computer Science; 14 passed
Computer Science and Accounts only; and 14
passed Statistics and accounts only.
Three times as many passed both Statistics and
Computer Science Accounts as all who passed
each subject only.
35. Jan 97
Assume that :
x candidates passed Statistics only
x candidates passed Accounts only
x candidates passed Computer Science only
y candidates passed all three subjects.
The Venn diagram above shows information on
the number of students in a group and their
selection of subjects. In the group there were 65
students. The subjects were. Accounts (A),
Geography (G), and Mathematics (M).
Calculate:
Represent the information given on a suitable
Venn diagram and hence write down two
equations in x and y which can be used to solve
for x and y.
i. the total number of students in the group
ii. the number of students who selected
Geography
iii. the probability of randomly choosing a
students who does Mathematics only.
39. Jun 04
A club has 160 members, some of whom play
Tennis (T) or cricket (C) or both.90 members
play tennis, 86 play cricket and 10 play neither x
play both tennis and cricket.
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a.
b.
iv. Shade the region F S
Draw a Venn diagram to represent this
information
How many members play both tennis
and cricket?
41. Jan 04
The following information is given
U {1, 2, 3, ..., 10}
P {1, 2, 5, 10}
Q {2, 3, 5, 8, 9}
P and Q are subsets of U the Universal set
a.
b.
Draw a Venn diagram to represent the
information shown above
List using set notation the member of
the set
i. P Q
ii. ( P Q)
42. Jun 05
40. Jan 05
32 candidates took examination at a CXC
examination centre
11 took French (F)
9 took Spanish (S)
x took Both French and Spanish
18 took neid1er French nor Spanish
In the diagram shown above, the Universal set,
(U), represents all the students in a class. The M
represents all the students who take Music. The
set D represents the students who take Drama. If
24 students take music, calculate
i. the number of students who take both
Music and Drama
ii. the number of student who take Drama
only
i. Copy and complete die following Venn
diagram to represent the information
ii. Write an equation in x for the number of
students in the universal set
iii. Calculate the value of x
STATISTICS
will be blue
1. Jun 81
If two digits are chosen at random from the set of
10 digits {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, calculate the
probability
a. that their sum is 9
b. that their sum is 9 or 15
3. Jun 82
On assembly line for bottling soft drinks, the
bottles may defective in three ways:
A: the bottle contains foreign bodies
B: the bottle contains less than 20 millilitres of
liquid
C: the bottle is chipped
2. Jun 81
A bag contains two white marbles and 3 blue
marbles.
a. A marble is selected at random from the
bag. Calculate the probability that the
marble is white
b. If the white marble is not replaced in
the bag, calculate the probability that
the second marble selected from the bag
All the bottles found defective in any or all of
these ways are rejected. The probability of A is 1
in 50, the probability of B is 1 in 40, and the
probability of C is 1 in 20.
Assuming these events are mutually independent
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of each other, calculate the probability that a
bottle chosen at random from the assembly line
a. Is defective in all three ways
b. Contains foreign bodies and less that
240 litres of liquid.
spells any word correctly is
probability that
a. both Alfred and Brian spell their word
correctly
b. either Alfred of Brian, but not both,
spells his word correctly.
c. When given three words, Alfred spells
i. only the first two words
correctly
ii. any two words correctly
4. Jun 83
Six men and 4 women, including a man and his
wife apply for a job at a firm.
a. Calculate the probability that, if two
applicants are selected at random, at
least one of them is a man
b. If the man and his wife are selected in
how many ways can two other persons
also be selected from the remaining
applicants
c. Calculate the probability that, if four
applicants are selected at random, the
man and his wife are selected
5.
4
. Calculate the
5
7.
Jun 84
i. In how many ways can a committee of
5 be chosen from 5 men and 7 women
ii. Calculate the probability that if a
committee of 5 is chosen there are 2
men and 3 women on this committee
6. Jun 86
In a spelling competition, two contestants, Alfred
and Brian are given different words to spell. The
probability that Alfred spells correctly any word
2
and the probability that Brian
given to him is
3
Jun 85
The draw for a tennis tournament involving 3
professionals and 5 amateur players is made as
follows
1st Round
Albert (p)
vs
Brian (a)
2nd Round
Charles (p)
vs
David (a)
vs
__________
_
vs
Eric (p)
Frank (a)
__________
_
vs
George (p)
Harold (a)
vs
__________
_
__________
_
3rd Round
__________
_
vs
__________
_
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8.
CIRCLE THEOREM
Calculate giving reasons to support your
answers
1.
iii. angle ROP
iv. angle RPT
v. angle QTP
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, STP
and TQ are tangents of the circle, centre O.
Angle OPQ = 20°.
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2.
4.
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, PS
and SR are chords of the circle, centre O. Two
tangents from Q touch the circle at P and R
respectively.
Angle PQR = 46°.
Calculate, giving reasons to support your
answers
In the figure above, not drawn to scale, A, B,
C, and D are points on a circle, centre O and
radius 36 mm.
Angle ADC = 105°, angle OBA = x° and is
twice angle OBA.
Calculate:
i. POQ
a. The size of angle OAB
ii. PSR
b. The length of the arc ABC in mm,
iii. PRQ
using
3.
22
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5.
In the figure above, not drawn to scale, the
quadrilateral PQRS is inscribed in the circle
centre O, PR passes through O. The tangents
TP and TS are drawn to the circle from T.
Angle RSV = 20°.
Calculate, giving reasons,
i. PQR
ii. SPR
iii. PST
iv. PTS
In the figure above, not drawn to scale, ABCD
is a pentagon inscribed in a circle centre O.
Angle CDF = 136° and angle BAD = 72°
b. Calculate, giving reasons for your
answer the magnitude of angles
i. CDA
ii. BCD
iii. AED
c. Given that OA = 15 cm and angle
EAD = 35°, calculate the length of
AE.
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ˆ
iii. Calculate AOF
6.
(Note: State reasons and show necessary
working)
9.
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, TP
and TR are tangents to the circle at the points P
and R respectively. The angle SQR = 30° and
the angle SPT = 40°. The centre of the circle is
at O. Calculate, giving reasons to support your
answer the size of:
i. SRT
ii. PQS
iii. PSR
iv. PTR
In the figure above, not drawn to scale, QRS is
ˆ 95 , ORQ
ˆ 84 , and
a straight line, PQR
ˆ 60 . Calculate the following angles
TRS
giving reasons for your answer
ˆ
i. POR
ˆ
ii. PTR
ˆ
iii. TPQ
7. The sum of the interior angles of a regular
polygon is 1800°
i. How many sides does this
polygon have?
ii. What is the measure of one of
its exterior angles?
iii. What is the measure of one of
its interior angles?
ˆ
iv. OPT
10.
8.
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, O is
the centre of the circle LMNT and PTQ is a
tangent to the circle at T. Given that
ˆ 65 , calculate stating your reasons the
LTQ
size of:
ˆ
i. LMN
ˆ
ii. LNT
ˆ
iii. TLN
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, O is
the centre of the circle and AOB is a diameter.
D is a point on the circumference and F is the
ˆ 70 .
midpoint of the chord BE. ABE
ˆ
i. Calculate BDE
ii. Show that VOFB and VAEB
are similar
ˆ
iv. TPN
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14. Jun 97
In the figure above, not drawn to scale, SR is a
tangent to the circle. The chords SN and MP
intersect at Q. The chord MQP produced meets
the tangent SR at R. Angle SRP = 26°, angle
QMS = 52° and angle PQS = 76°.
a. Calculate, giving reasons
i. angle MSQ
ii. angle RSP
iii. angle SPN
In the figure above, not drawn to scale, PLMN
is a circle with centre O. the angle MLN = 36°
and the angle MPL = 42°. Calculate giving
reasons to support your answer the size in
degrees of the angles
i. NPM
ii. PON
iii. PLN
iv. LMN
b. Given that SR = 12cm, show that the
area of MRS 39cm 2 to two
significant figures.
12. Two angles are complementary. One measures
7x°, the other measures 3x°. What is the value
of x?
15. Jan 97
13.
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, AX
is a tangent to the circle, centre O. B µAX 42 ,
CD = CB and EA || CB
i. Name two angles, each of which
measures 90°
µ C BD
µ 24 . Give
ii. Show that C DB
reasons
iii. Calculate the size of
µ , B µAE , and DCE
µ
C BA
The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows
TP and TQ as tangents to a circle from the
point T. The circle has centre O and the angle
OMQ = 70°
Calculate giving reasons for your answer , the
measure of
i. angle POQ
ii. angle MPQ
iii. angle PTQ
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16. Jun 98
19.
20.
The above diagram, not drawn to scale, shows
a circle passing through the points LMNK.
Given LKN 85, KNM 74 and
MLN 54 , calculate giving reasons for
your answer, the size of
i. LMN
ii. LNK
17.
21. The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows
the points P, Q, R, and S which all lie on the
same circumference of a circle with centre O.
The above diagram, not drawn to scale, shows
a circle centre O touching the sides of triangle
XYZ, at A, B, and C. Given BAC 42 and
ST is a tangent to the circle at S. OQT is a
straight line. The angle QPS is 32°.
i. Find the size of angle QTS. For full
marks you must give reasons for your
answer.
ii. Find the size of angle QRS. For full
marks you must give reasons for your
answer.
18.
22.
TRIGONOMETRY 1
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1.
measures 10 m. A is 4 m above O.
2. Jun 96
The diagram below, not drawn to scale,
shows ABC and PCD are right angled
triangles. Angle ABC = 40°, AB = 10 cm, PD
= 8 cm and BD = 15 cm.
i. Calculate the size of angle ODA
ii. Hence, calculate the size of angle
CDX
iii. If CX represents the height in metres
of C above the ground, calculate CX.
Calculate, giving your answers correct to 1
decimal place
i. The length of BC in centimetres
ii. The size of angle PDC in degrees
5. In the diagram above, not drawn to scale,
OLN is a sector of a circle centre O and ON is
produced to D. Angle DLO = 90°, Angle DOL
= 30° and DO = 8.7 cm.
2. The figure below, not drawn to scale, BC = 5
angle BCD = 40° and angle BDC is a right
angle
Calculate
i. the length of DL
ii. the radius of the sector OLN
iii. the area of the sector OLN
`
i. Calculate the length in metres of BD
ii. Calculate the length in metres of DC
iii. Prove that the area in m2 of the
6. A boy standing on a vertical cliff, 50 m high,
is looking down an angle of depression of
20°at a car. How far is the car from the base of
the cliff?
triangle BDC is
12.5 sin 40°
cos 40°
3. A plane takes off at an angle of elevation of
17° to the ground. After 25 seconds the plane
has travelled a horizontal distance of 2400 m
i. Draw a sketch to represent the
information.
ii. Calculate to 2 significant figures the
height of the plane above the ground
after 25 seconds
7. The following diagram represents a plot of
land, LMNO, not drawn to scale, in which
LO = 5.9 m, OM = 18 m, MN = 15 m, angle
OLM = 90° and the angle OMN = 74°
4. The following diagram shows a rectangular
sheet of metal, ABCD, supported by a vertical
wall (shaded), which is at right angle to the
level ground OX. AB measures 3 m and AD
Calculate in metres
i. the distance LM
ii. the distance ON
iii. the perimeter of the plot of land
8. The figure below, Not drawn to scale, shows
triangle LMO, with height LN = 10 cm, LM =
73
26 cm and angle LON = 35°
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Calculate, in cm
i. MN
ii. MO
TRIGONOMETRY 2
1. Jun 83
9. In the diagram below, not drawn to scale,
DEF is a triangle with DE = 15cm, DF =
10cm, angle DEF = 40°. DX is perpendicular
to EF.
The dimensions of a plot of land, ABC, are
such that the angle BAC ==45°, angle ACB =
70° and BC = 290 m.
Calculate, to two significant figures, the length
of AB.
Calculate
i. The length in cm of DX
ii. The size of the angle EDF
2. Jun 84
10. The diagram below, not drawn to scale,
represents one face of a roof of a house in the
shape of a parallelogram EFGH. Angle EFI =
40°. EF = 8 m. EI represents a rafter placed
perpendicular to FG such that IG = 5 m
In the triangle ABC above, angle C is obtuse
and CD is perpendicular to AB. Prove that
a
b
.
sin A sin B
Calculate giving your answer to 3 significant
figures
i. the length of FI
ii. the length of EI
iii. the area of EFGH
3. Jun 82
The trapezium ABCD below (not drawn to
scale) is a diagram of a plot of land such that
AB is parallel to DC. DC = 40 m BA = 105 m,
CB = 80 m and angle DCB = 150°
11. A vertical pole stands on horizontal ground.
From the top of the pole, h metres high, the
angle of depression of a spot 10 m from the
foot of the pole is 25°.
i. Sketch a diagram to represent this
information, showing the pole, the
ground and the measurements given.
ii. Calculate the value of h.
12. ;
13.
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6. Jun 93
In the triangle ABC above, not drawn to
scale, AB = 4 cm, AC = 7 cm and angle BAC
is .
Given that sin 2 0.64 , determine
Calculate to 3 significant figures
a. the length of BD
b. the area of ABCD
4. Jun 87
i. the exact value of cos2
ii. the value of , if 90 < < 180
iii. the length of BC, correct to one
decimal place.
7. Jan 97
In the parallelogram ABCD (not drawn to
scale), AB = 9 cm, BD = 10 cm, and the angle
BCD = 44.4°
i. Calculate to the nearest whole
number, the size of the angle BDA
ii. Using the cosine rule, calculate the
length of AD
5. Jan 89
The figure above (not drawn to scale) shows
the rectangular cover of a book. The cover is
12 cm long and 8 cm wide and is opened at an
angle of 124
Calculate to one decimal place
i. The length of the diagonal of the
cover
ii. The distance between the corners M
and N
In the diagram above(not drawn to scale), AB
= 20, CD = 30cm, DB = 25 cm and the angle
DBC = t°
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i. Given that cos t ° =
, use the
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cosine rule, or otherwise, to calculate
the length of AD to the nearest cm.
ii. Write down an expression for
µ in terms of t and hence
sin BCD
µ 4
show that sin BCD
5
8. Jun 02
In the diagram above (not drawn to scale) ST
= 5 cm, TW = 9 cm and angle STW = 52°
calculate
i. the length of SW
ii. the area of VSTW
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9. Jun 85
11. Jan 01
TF is a vertical flagpole, F, M and P are points
on the same horizontal plane. Two ropes TP
and TM are attached to the top of the pole. The
angles of depression of M and of P from T are
60° and 40° respectively. TP = 15 m, and TM
= 11 m, and angle PFM = 45°.
Calculate the length of
a. PF
b. MP
The diagram above (not drawn to scale) shows
a pole TF 12 m high, standing on level
ground. The points A, F, and B lie on the same
horizontal plane.
ˆ 28 , and TAF
ˆ 50 .
AB = 4.2 m, BTF
ˆ and TFA
ˆ are right angles .
TFB
a.
Calculate
i. the lengths of FB and FA
giving your answer to three
significant figures
ˆ , to the
ii. the size of AFB
nearest degree
iii. the bearing of B from F.**
b. Given that the area of triangle BTA
=28.1 m2 and AT = 15.7 m, calculate
ˆ .
the size of BTA
10. Jun 87
The diagram above (not drawn to scale) shows
ths angles of elevation of T, the top of a
vertical mast from the points P and Q from the
same side of R on a horizontal plane. P, Q and
R lie on a straight line. PQ = 25 meters, angles
TPQ and TQR are 53.1° and 64.6°
respectively.
i. Show that the length of QT is 100
metres to the nearest metre.
ii. Hence or otherwise calculate the
height of the mast.
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